 In qualitative research, the beginnings of phenomenology stem from German philosopher and researcher Edmund Husserl.In his early days, Husserl studied mathematics, but over time his disinterest with empirical methods led him to philosophy and eventually phenomenology.Husserl’s phenomenology inquires on the specifics of a certain experience or experiences and attempts to unfold the meaning of experience in everyday life.Phenomenology started as philosophy and then developed into methodology over time.American researcher Don Ihde contributed to phenomenological research methodology through what he described as experimental phenomenology