TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARIES

Title page..............................................................................................................................i

Recommendation.................................................................................................................ii

Approval Sheet...................................................................................................................iii

Dedication...........................................................................................................................iv

Acknowledgement...............................................................................................................v

Thesis Abstract..................................................................................................................vii

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................x

CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND........................................1

Introduction..............................................................................................................1

Statement of the Problem.........................................................................................5

Significance of the Study.........................................................................................6

Scope and Delimitations..........................................................................................8

Notes in Chapter I..................................................................................................10

CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.......................................................11

Relevant Theories..................................................................................................11

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 Related Literature...................................................................................................15

Related Studies.......................................................................................................38

Conceptual Framework..........................................................................................45

Hypothesis of the Study.........................................................................................46

Definition of Terms................................................................................................47

Notes in Chapter II.................................................................................................53

CHAPTER III: METHODS OF RESEARCH..............................................................58

Methods and Techniques of the Study...................................................................58

Population and Sample of the Study......................................................................59

Research Instruments.............................................................................................60

Construction and Validation of the Questionnaire.................................................62

Data Gathering Procedures....................................................................................63

Data Processing and Statistical Treatment.............................................................64

Notes in Chapter III...............................................................................................66

CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.............67

Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data.................................................67

Notes in Chapter IV...............................................................................................93

CHAPTER V: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATIONS..............98

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 Summary of Findings.............................................................................................98

Conclusion...........................................................................................................106

Recommendation.................................................................................................107

Bibliography....................................................................................................................109

APPENDICES................................................................................................................115

Questionnaire.......................................................................................................115

Photographic Evidences.......................................................................................120

Curriculum Vitae.............................................................................................................122

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