AI literacy as a meta-skill: a four-domain model for academic management innovation in higher education
Chi Che
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in higher education operations, AI literacy is increasingly positioned as a meta-skill enabling institutional innovation; however, its contribution to academic management innovation remains underexamined in China’s private higher education sector. This study surveyed faculty and administrative staff from private institutions in Sichuan Province using a validated four-domain AI literacy (AILit) model—Engaging, Creating, Designing, and Managing—and