Remaining Open to Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed-Method Designs: An Unscientific Compromise, or Good Research Practice?11Author note: This paper is based on the Doctoral Research of Keith R. McVilly, which was recognized with Australian Psychological Society's 2005 Thesis Award for a thesis in the field of human relationships...

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Full title: Remaining Open to Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed-Method Designs: An Unscientific Compromise, or Good Research Practice?11Author note: This paper is based on the Doctoral Research of Keith R. McVilly, which was recognized with Australian Psychological Society's 2005 Thesis Award for a thesis in the field of human relationships. The research was partly funded by an Australian Post Graduate Award, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney. The tension between quantitative and qualitative research paradigms are discussed together with the important contribution of mixed-method designs, particularly as they are applied in the field of disability studies. Practical issues ..