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This chapter describes the methodological elements of the research. The chapter is divided into two parts: the first part presents the theoretical basis of the method used, and the tools, then the focus shifts to the actual implementation of the tools during the research, particularly the process of data collection. The following section explains the reasons for choosing the ethnographic and case study approaches for analyzing and understanding the language and discourse characteristic of the culture of an interdisciplinary team. The methodological–ethical principles underlying the study are also presented, including those which affect its limitations and scope. In the second part of Chap. 2, the school investigated and the research population are described. In order to clarify how the findings were derived from the data, the process of data analysis is explained. The interpretive method of analysis and the levels and units of analysis employed in this study are introduced. In the last part of this chapter, the rationale for choosing both Goffman’s and Minuchin’s theory is explained.
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Manor-Binyamini, I. (2015). Methodology. In: Language and Discourse in Special Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09024-5_2
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