The research methodology of the VALIANT study

This chapter delves into the methodology employed in the VALIANT research project, which aimed to assess the impact of Virtual Exchange (VE) on teachers and student teachers in European countries and regions. This chapter will outline the core research questions and objectives, data collection process and tools, and data analysis process. The detailed description in this chapter should enable the reader to better understand the setup of the experimental protocol and compare this approach with other similar large- scale projects. This will allow a better evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the VALIANT study and understand the research findings described in the following chapters. This section will also provide a detailed description of the surveys that were used to evaluate the VEs.