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This 3 page paper looks at the use of open questions, giving examples and how they can be used for a thematic analysis. The paper then looks at how axial coding can take place. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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of questions that are asked and how the answers are subsequently analysed. There are two types of questions when undertaking research. These are closed and open questions. Closed questions are
those where there are only a limited number of answers that can be given, this may be as phrasing so that there is a yes no answer, or any questions
where there are only a given limited range of answers, these have often been coded in advance ready for analysis (Miles and Huberman. Open questions are the opposite, these
are questions that have no preset choices or are not phrased in such as way as to limit choices. Examples of questions that are opened ended questions are those where
the answer is not limited by choice or phrasing. These can be initial questions, such as what do you think of the current government, why do you like to drink
alcohol?, how do you think children should be disciplined?, or what symptoms do you get with your condition? (with a named condition filled in). All of these are open questions,
they are not limiting the answers in the way they are asked and the lack of choices allows the respondent to simply answer in any way they feel appropriate.
It is also possible open questions may be follow up question to closed questions, or even other open questions, when one answer is given a follow up open question may
be some such as why is that? or what makes you say that?. Where a thematic analysis is to take place the use of open questions is a necessity
as the answers will need to be examined in order to identify different themes or ideas that are present in the answers which are given, which can only be undertaken
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