Abstract
The
methodology aspect of a research study is deemed central to the trustworthiness
of that study's findings. Irrespective of this, most researchers, especially
emerging researchers often fall for the entrenched dualist reasoning for
methodological choices. Often, emerging researchers, postgraduate students in
particular, and some established researchers believe in the quantitative -
qualitative research divide and that these two methodological approaches cannot
be employed in the same study. Several scholars have chided the dualist or
purist approaches as prejudicial to the attainment of rich research findings.
Thus, this conceptual note sought to stimulate further the debate leading to
the understanding that these two research traditions can be combined in one
study to address research questions and thus enhance the research findings. The
paper discusses the philosophical views of the two research approaches
confirming their differences and argues against the incompatibility thesis
raised by purists in the debate against mixing the qualitative and quantitative
research approaches. The article then discusses the mixed methods research
approach to dispel the binary or purist reasoning and encourage emerging
researchers to embrace the mixed methods research where possible to answer the
research questions.
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