A researcher includes a statement of purpose that indicates that the goal of the study is to understand the lived experiences of family members caring for a terminally ill child with cancer. What type of research design would most likely be used?
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Grounded theory

B. Phenomenology

Explanation:

Phenomenology is a study that was first developed by the philosopher named Mund Husserl. Phenomenology, in research study seeks to depict the meanings of lived experiences of people or an individual, in order to understand such particular experience without any theoretical explanation or preconceptions.  

The statement of purpose of the researcher would most likely present the need for the researcher to use phenomenology study design, in order to study the subject matter from a first person point of view.