An Analysis of Research Trends on AI in University Liberal Arts Education: Focusing on Domestic Academic Journals

This study was conducted to analyze domestic research trends on the use of AI(Artificial Intelligence) in university liberal arts education. Over the past four years(2021-2024), a total of 56 papers published in Korea major journals were analyzed, focusing on annual publication trends. The analysis considered research types, data collection methods, related courses, and research topics. Quantitative research was the most frequent among research types, while questionnaires(surveys) were the most popular data collection method. In addition, the subjects utilizing AI were classified into 6, and among them, AI and coding, writing, and English were analyzed to be most frequently utilized. This study is expected to contribute to increasing the possibility of practical application in the field of education by providing basic data for activating academic research on AI utilization and effective utilization in liberal arts education. Based on this, the direction of follow-up research will be suggested to seek ways to utilize AI technology more effectively in liberal arts education.