3.3. Data collection
Interviews were used to address the research questions. All
teachers were interviewed twice using semi-structured interviews
(Cohen, Manion, & Morrison, 2002), once after the first year of the
project and once at the end. Each interview took about an hour and
a half and audio recordings were made. The interviews were
transcribed and sent to the teachers, which gave them the opportunity
to correct factual mistakes, add information and offer an
alternative interpretation (‘member check’; see Merriam, 1998).
During the interviews teachers were asked about: