3.3 Conceptual frameworks are determined
as a basis for the development of structured and
non-structured interviews and for the preparation
of passive participatory observation. These
techniques are applied so as to cover the
research scope in terms of the population, the
different tribes, the Sgaw Karens, the experts in
the identity of the Karens of the Salween River
Basin, the factors causing changes to the identity
of the Karen tribe, and the application of Karen’s
identity-establishing process in various dimensions