from Part VI - Qualitative Data Collection Sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2024
Open-ended survey questions (OESQs) are a flexible and efficient method of collecting qualitative data but have received little attention in qualitative methods research and teaching. Here, I discuss OESQs as a stand-alone data collection method, a demographic data collection method, and an adjunct to researcher-derived survey responses. I explore the advantages and disadvantages of OESQs, review previous research using them, and provide practical guidance for survey design, data collection, and data analysis. When used thoughtfully, OESQs have potential to collect rich data from large samples and allow for exciting new directions in qualitative and survey research.
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