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The study aimed to evaluate the role of AI in higher education teacher training and professional development from the teachers’ perspective. Based on this, suitable objectives have been developed, which helped to analyse and evaluate the benefit and significance of AI in teacher training and professional development. The variables chosen for this study are attributable to the theoretical frameworks deemed adequate for this research and have been beneficial in the identification of key constructs: “Teacher training programme”, “Teacher’s attitude towards AI”, “Teacher’s compatibility”, and “Teacher's relative advantage” and their impact on the “Professional Development" of the teachers. 367 teachers of Beijing Normal University will be included as the sample and the collected data will be analysed through IBM SPSS software. It is expected that relationships between the variables can be supported, and the outcome can be helpful to gain new insights. The outcome is generated with the help of quantitative data after testing its reliability. However, the study is conducted only considering specific regions; therefore, it is suggested that future researchers will be able to conduct the study considering various regions of China.
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