ACTIVITY 4: IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN

(scaffold no. 1)(pages 105-106)

TITLE: The Struggles and Coping Mechanisms of the JHS Students with OFW Parents in Saint Francis
Academy

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN: Descriptive Research Design

JUSTIFICATION: The researchers used the descriptive research design. Descriptive research design
aims to observe and report on a certain phenomenon, type of behavior or trait that is taking place in the
study. The researchers used this kind of research design since their study involved determining the
struggles of their respondents having OFW parents and to look into their coping mechanisms.
Furthermore, the researchers made use of the method of interviewing so that they can observe the way
their respondents behaves when they were gathering an in-dept information of their respondents
thoughts, feelings and experiences of having an OFW parents.

ACTIVITY 7: LET’S APPLY (page 113) (scaffold no. 2)

A Identify the sample size and the sampling method that you will use for your own research.
Explain how you will determine your sample size, and justify your choice of sampling method
for your study.

The size of the target population is 50%. Half

Size of target population
Method used to determine sample size (include
computation if applicable)
Sample size for the study
of the population in Junior High School have
parents that are OFW.
The respondents were selected by the
researchers through a purposive sampling.
The researchers used this kind of sampling
method because the participants were
selected based on their qualified criteria that
meets the purpose and objective of the
study.
The sample size for the study are eight
students in Saint Francis Academy in three
different levels from grades 8,9 and 10 whose
parents are OFW.

ACTIVITY 13: OUTLINING (page 120) (scaffold no. 3) (for submission)

Outline the major steps that you will take to collect the data needed for your research.