Beyond Compliance: A Proposed Framework for Ethical Governance of Student Data in Learning Analytics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.03968v1
• Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:34:29 GMT
• Title: Beyond Compliance: A Proposed Framework for Ethical Governance of Student Data in Learning Analytics
• Abstract summary: This paper proposes the LEAGUE framework for ethical governance of student data in LA: Lawfulness, Equity, Agency Governance, Utility, and Ethics by Design.<n>Its practical value is demonstrated through an illustrative early alert case that shows how institutions can review learning analytics in a more transparent and educationally meaningful way.
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• Abstract: The rapid growth of learning analytics (LA) in higher education has expanded institutional capacity to monitor engagement, predict academic difficulty, and target support using student data. While these practices offer important educational benefits, governance has often remained compliance-first, centered on meeting baseline legal requirements such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Legal compliance is necessary, but it does not by itself resolve questions of fairness, student agency, accountability, or educational purpose. This paper proposes the LEAGUE framework, a six-pillar model for ethical governance of student data in LA: Lawfulness, Equity, Agency, Governance, Utility, and Ethics by Design. The framework is developed through a conceptual synthesis of scholarship in learning analytics, educational data mining, data ethics, educational policy, value-sensitive design, and capability-oriented approaches to educational justice. Its practical value is demonstrated through an illustrative early alert case that shows how institutions can review learning analytics in a more transparent and educationally meaningful way.

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