Chapter III

METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study will make use the descriptive type of research and the survey
technique.
Place and Time of the study
This study will be conducted on the 2nd Semester of AY 2015-2016 at the upland
areas of the Municipality of Dumarao, Capiz.
Respondents of the Study
The respondents of the study will be the regular teachers on the upland areas in
the Municipality of Dumarao.
Sampling Design
This study will use a convenience sampling technique in determining the
respondents. It used a Slovins formula in determining the sample size. The formula is:
n =

N__

1+N (e)2
Where:
n = the sample size
N = the population
e = margin of error (5%)

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Definition of Terms
To achieve the clarity and precision in the usage of terms that we used in this study, these
are defined as follows:
Age the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived.
Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which knowledge, skills,
and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through
teaching, training, research or simply through auto didacticism.
Satisfaction Level refers to the degree of contentment of a teacher towards her/hi
job.
Employment refers to the condition of working for pay.
Teacher refers to somebody who teaches as a profession.
Profile refers to a brief description that summarizes the characters of somebody
or something.

Research Instrument
The primary data will be gathered from the records of the Department of
Education district supervisor. A questionnaire will be used to gather the needed data. The
questionnaire will be divided into three parts: the first part will gather the information
about the socio-demographic profile of the respondents; the second part will gather the
needed information on the work related factors of the respondents, and; part three will
test the satisfaction level of the respondents. Relevant choosing of statements will be
made before the final approval.

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Statistical Method
The data was analyzed using frequency counts, means and percentage. Chi-square
test will be used in determining the association between socio-demographic factors and
profile and work satisfaction of elementary school teachers.