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‘You can mix your methods, but you can’t mix your paradigms’: a guide to ontology and epistemology for the confused researcher

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Disbeschl, S., Checkland, K., Stutchbury, K., & Payne, R. (2026). ‘You can mix your methods, but you can’t mix your paradigms’: a guide to ontology and epistemology for the confused researcher. British Journal of General Practice, 76(762), 36–40.

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Disbeschl, S, et al. “‘You Can Mix Your Methods, but You Can’t Mix Your Paradigms’: a Guide to Ontology and Epistemology for the Confused Researcher.” British Journal of General Practice, vol. 76, no. 762, 2026, pp. 36–40.

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Disbeschl, S, K Checkland, K Stutchbury, and R Payne. 2026. “‘You Can Mix Your Methods, but You Can’t Mix Your Paradigms’: a Guide to Ontology and Epistemology for the Confused Researcher.” British Journal of General Practice 76 (762): 36–40.
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+ Disbeschl, S More by this author

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ORCID:: 0000-0002-6058-519X

+ Checkland, K More by this author

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ORCID:: 0000-0002-9961-5317

+ Stutchbury, K More by this author

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+ Payne, R More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
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ORCID:: 0000-0002-8954-7584

Publisher:: Royal College of General Practitioners
Journal:: British Journal of General Practice More from this journal
Volume:: 76
Issue:: 762
Pages:: 36-40
Publication date:: 2026-01-01
Acceptance date:: 2025-09-29
DOI:: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0390
EISSN:: 1478-5242
ISSN:: 0960-1643

Language:: English
Keywords:: MEDLINE

Ontology
Pubs id:: 2356154
Local pid:: pubs:2356154
Source identifiers:: W7117971743
Deposit date:: 2026-01-06
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_eed362f6d806473a9dfac92b8686be64

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Copyright date:: 2026

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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