Pragmatism is a paradigm that claims to bridge the gap between the scientific method and structuralist orientation of older approaches and the naturalistic methods and freewheeling orientation of newer approaches. As a research paradigm, pragmatism finds its philosophical foundation in the historical contributions of the philosophy of pragmatism and, as such, embraces plurality of methods. As a research paradigm, pragmatism is based on the proposition that researchers should use the philosophical and$/$or methodological approach that works best for the particular research problem that is being investigated. It is often associated with mixed methods, where the focus is on the consequences of research and on the research questions rather than on the methods $($Creswell and Plano Clark, $2018).$

In light of the above observation, provide a detailed discussion of ANY FIVE $(5)$ major purposes, or justifications for, mixed methods research