Methods: Mixed-Methods Research Design

We employed a convergent design mixed-method research approach that included both qualitative and quantitative data being collected concurrently and analyzed equally. This chapter includes the detailed description of the research design, data collection process, and data analysis method. The Likert scale survey, developed by the research team, was administered online to approximately 100 elementary teachers in South Korea to examine their perspectives of teaching KLLs mathematics based on the five domains of the established framework. Combined with the survey data, we included a case study of two elementary school teachers from the same school, which entailed video recordings of classroom observations, lesson plans, and semi-structured interviews. For this book, we explored one elementary school and two classrooms within this school in great detail. The quantitative data drawn from the survey was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the qualitative data was analyzed through analytic memos and emerging themes. In sum, the results of the case studies were compared to the results of the survey to help us analyze how teacher perspectives of teaching KLLs mathematics are related to their implementation of culturally responsive teaching strategies.