Axial Coding in Grounded Theory

The following notes are on Axial Coding in Grounded Theory:

1. Axial coding works on the codes from Open coding by putting these codes together.
2. The focus is on specifying a category in terms of (a) the conditions that give rise to it; (b) the context in which it is embedded; (c) interaction strategies by which it is handled, and (d) the consequences of those strategies.
3. Axial coding involves hypothesis formulation and hypothesis verification.
4. Axial coding involves both inductive and deductive thinking.

Reference
Strauss, A. and Corbin, J. (1990) Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded  Theory Procedures and Techniques, SAGE Publications