The general view of descriptive research as a lower level form of inquiry has influenced some researchers conducting qualitative research to claim methods they are really not using and not to claim the method they are using: namely, qualitative description. Qualitative descriptive studies have as their goal a comprehensive summary of events in the everyday terms of those events. Researchers con...

This article presents WhatsApp as a means of data collection among vulnerable populations, reporting on study conducted in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to determine the terminology used for different genders sexually diverse individuals. 19 LGBTIQ+ individuals, recruited through modified snowballing technique, participated study. Using text-based information, interview questions information regar...

The Welaran watershed in the Karangsambung area is hydrogeologically interesting because of its morphology, “U” shaped morphology like an amphitheater with lithology consisting tertiary to quarternary rocks. character river intermittent that watery during rainy season and dry season. This study intended identify determine general hydrogeological condition on a scale 1:20.000. applies descriptiv...

Background: Prematurity could result in the long admission of the neonate to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and development of some complications for both mother and newborn. The early discharge programs make the neonatal transference to home much easier and are beneficial to both parents and newborns. However,there are limited studies investigating the real needs of the preterm neonat...

Descriptive software process modeling is a key activity in process engineering. However, a systematic approach on how to collect the information needed to develop such a model is needed. This position paper points out the major problems when doing descriptive software process modeling in industrial contexts and suggests to use qualitative research methods to develop a method for systematic soft...