This study was carried out with a qualitative research design. These kinds of researches are used to gain
in-depth knowledge in a study (Denzin & Lincoln, 2005; Marshall & Rossman, 2006). More specifically, the
study employed an ethnographic research design in collecting data. Ethnographic designs, as Creswell
(2002) described them, “are qualitative research procedures for describing, analyzing, and interpreting a
culture-sharing group’s shared patterns of behavior, beliefs, and language that develop over time”. As such,
by using this research design and utilizing in-depth interviews, the study explored “culture-sharing”
behaviors, beliefs, and language among teachers in Turkey context. Teachers’ views were obtained through
interviews with semi-structured questions, as recommended by Bogdan & Biklen (1998), to “get the subjects
to freely express their thoughts around particular topics”.