Research Design and Implementation

This chapter provides a comprehensive description of the research design and implementation process of a qualitative study that aims to explore the perceptions of interculturality in language education among early career researchers (ECRs). The study is conducted as a part of the Erasmus+ project, namely European Researcher Development and Engagement for Interculturality and Equity (EUREDIE) (2021-1-TR01-KA220-HED-000029594). The project consisted of three primary results, each comprising its own components. The first project result included three core components: (1) a review of the literature across Europe in the last decade, (2) an investigation of early career researchers’ (ECRs) perceptions of interculturality in language education, and (3) an analysis of ECRs’ research-related needs. The current chapter focuses on the second component and aims to describe the methodological framework employed in the study that was carried out to explore the perceptions of interculturality in language education among ECRs at a variety of levels ranging from the personal and institutional to the national and global levels. This chapter centers on providing a detailed description of the research paradigm and approach followed, the data collection tools and procedures used, as well as the data analysis procedures and methodologies employed.