This chapter describes the history of the Disrupting the Disciplines movement and the methods for its implementation that have been explored over the years. It focuses primarily on how the technique has been developed at one institution (Mount Royal University) and on the ways that Disrupting interviews forefront the ethical space as creating…

There is abundant literature about interviewer effects on the survey process, but studies of interviewer training are quite limited. Previous research has produced mixed findings on how training affects interviewer performance. Trainings are often conducted in person despite the mixed findings. There has been no research that examines the use of…

In this chapter, the author shares her journey and experiences with decolonization through the development of the Disrupting interview, collaborations with colleagues, and the re-examination of disciplinary research and teaching practices.

Use and analysis of, and reflection on, qualitative and quantitative data helps illuminate the journey of professional learning for educators and students. This article describes methods to provide reflective space for administrative teams to listen to stakeholders' stories and consider additional support they can put in place to help their staff…

Participant rights and voices are protected through institutional ethical considerations in the social sciences and applied linguistics. Yet, several ethical concerns remain. In addition to adhering to institutional "macroethics," researchers should develop "microethics" to address contextual issues within their research. The…

In this chapter, the author describes the design and implementation of a Disrupting interview process that emphasized land-based practices as a means to disrupt both participants and the Disrupting framework itself. The chapter argues that by centering the land as an important element in Disrupting the Disciplines, practitioners can gain new…

This article reports on a systematic review of journal articles that used dyadic interviews, also known as paired or joint interviews. The two basic formats for these interviews involve either interviewing participants separately or together, plus the additional possibility of using both formats in the same study. A search using the Social Science…

Cooperatives are enterprises owned by the people who use their services, such as the workers or consumers. In East Boston, cooperatives work to ensure adequate housing and health care, work with dignity, and resistance to discrimination and wealth inequities. Democratic education is central to their operation, for residents in the community, the…

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to compare graduates' score rates in two multiple mini-interview (MMI) stations designed to assess graduates from several academic areas: confidant vs stress interview and synchronous vs asynchronous. This relates to three transversal competences (TCs) (learning to learn [LL], positive professional attitude…

Children are interviewed to provide information about past events in various contexts (e.g., police interviews, court proceedings, therapeutic interviews). During an interview, various factors may influence the accuracy of children's responses to questions about recent events. However, behavioral research in this area is limited. Sparling et al.…

Although it has long been acknowledged that interviewers play a crucial role in the survey data collection process, there is little research concerning interviewer effects on how respondents perceive the interview. We investigate whether interviewer effects exist regarding how much respondents report having enjoyed the interview and whether these…

Background: Researchers need to hear directly from individuals with intellectual disabilities to better understand their experiences and perspectives. However, much inclusive research uses interviews and focuses mainly on people with greater communication skills. One priority is to expand the research techniques used to be more inclusive of people…

This chapter uses the author's experiences with a Disrupting interview to describe the connections among decolonization, teaching, and the land in the author's home discipline of civil engineering and in their personal relationship with water.

Confidence tiers have been paired with multiple choice items across different fields since the early twentieth century and have seen widespread adoption in discipline-based education research fields seeking to evaluate aspects of self-regulated learning. The design of two-tiered confidence judgments impacts interpretability and perception of their…

Interviewing students with special needs (SSNs) comes with a unique set of ethical and practical challenges that require highly specialised skills and interviewing protocols. Our objectives were to identify the most appropriate tools for collecting data from SSNs, key differences in interviewing students with and without special needs, and ethical…