When a researcher goes beyond merely describing practices and relationships to understanding what those practices and relationships mean to participants in a specific context, she has achieved this dimension or level of data collection to support her interpretive claim:
A) Observational domain
B) Interpretive schemes
C) Relations between observations
D) None of the above

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Interpretive schemes refer to the frameworks or systems of meaning that participants use to make sense of their experiences and practices. When a researcher understands these, she can interpret the significance of practices and relationships in context.

When a Researcher Goes Beyond Merely Describing Practices and Relationships