Modern education systems are characterised by the quality paradigm (Biggs et al., 2022; Sallis, 2014). Policy-makers, education experts, and scholars prioritise advancing the teaching methods, enhancing the knowledge and the research-based solutions to the problems of education irrespective of the development level of the education system. A study of experience in education becomes all the more important for the quality of education paradigm (Boud et al., 2013; Neubauer et al., 2019). It becomes a valuable resource for the further international development of education systems; it stimulates teacher’s professional self-development and contributes to their research competence. Furthermore, a study of experience reveals new methods and strategies of education, facilitating higher efficiency in teaching. Several scholars focus on the assessment of education programmes’ methodology and effectiveness (Tatur, 2017). It drives an identification and analysis of the specific educational results, and a determination of students’ knowledge gaps and lack of practical skills (Carmichael et al., 2018; Markova & Narkoziev, 2019; McDavid et al., 2018). Case studies conducted in a research-based manner are a valid means of updating the ongoing education programmes.
Quantitative studies of the education system sometimes prove to be somewhat limited due to their focus on mainly measurable variables. This might compromise research on complicated and complex phenomena. Social, cultural, and contextual aspects might not be taken into consideration despite their relevance to the validity of research. Identifying the underlying origins of correlations in a study and their explanation may also pose a problem, thus greatly limiting the in-depth comprehension of the phenomena. The scholars emphasise that quantitative studies might oversimplify complex phenomena under study while omitting the nuances and peculiarities relevant to their full comprehension (Pregoner, 2024). The study data often requires considerable time, funding, and expertise, as well. In addition, quantitative research relies on a predetermined approach to data collection and analysis, thereby complicating the required changes in the research plan or further questions to be asked during data gathering.