This paper emerges as a reaction to the assertion of polarization or dichotomies in research method. The aim is to find out whether this assertion by some writers of research methods application,‘hold water’within academia. To that extent, the study designed a survey questionnaire to elicit the opinions of PhD supervisors and examiners from three North West region of England: University of Bolton, Salford, and Manchester. The study addresses the issue of polarization in research methods by investigating whether some researchers become dogmatic in the application of research method through supervision and examination of pro-