Chapter II

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research design, method, data gathering procedures

and statistical treatment of data.

Research Design

This study employed the case study of research problem and procedure involving

the control or manipulating or condition for the purpose of studying the relative effect.

Research Subject

The subjects of the study are the residents of Brgy. Poblacion, Lapuyan,

Zamboanga del Sur who are willingly participated and some officials who volunteered in

our study.

Research Method

The descriptive survey method of research, involving the use of questionnaire

and documentary analysis will be utilized in conducting this study. The descriptive

method of research will be a great emphasis and used in order to come up with a

substantial, accurate, and fully accessible data for the study. Descriptive method is a

purposive process of data gathering, analysing, classifying, and tabulating data about

prevailing conditions, practices, beliefs, processes, trends, and cause effect

relationships and then adequate and accurate interpretation about such data with or

without aid of statistical treatment.

Research Instrument

The data gathering instrument that will be used in this study is a survey

questionnaire. Equipped with the knowledge gained from readings, the researchers

constructed the questionnaire.  In the preparation of the instrument, the requirements in

the designing of good data collection instrument were considered. For instance,

statement describing the situations or issues pertaining was toned down to

accommodate the knowledge preparedness of the respondents. Open-ended options

were provided to accommodate to free formatted views related to the topics or issues.

In this way, the instrument is authorized to obtain valid responses of the residents.. In

addition the instrument will be validated by the LGU and Barangay Officials before it laid

on to the study. Some copies will be produced and issued to the target respondents.

After a week, the copies of the questionnaire will be gathered. The responses who

answered the specific questions will be tabulated and presented in distribution table.

They were analysed and interpreted using certain suitable answers.

Data Gathering Procedure

The first step before going to the testing proper is to make a request letter. Upon

approval, the researcher retrieves the request letter. In administering the questionnaire,

the researcher was use the time allotted by the Brgy. Captain who is with us, guiding

and helping to commence the survey. After data gathering, the researcher now

collected it for tallying the scores and to apply the statistical treatment to be used with

the study.
Statistical Treatment of the Data

Responses to the questionnaire were statistically analyzed with the data

requirements of the study. Respondents were statistically analyzed with the data

instruments of the study. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution is

considered.

Data gathered are categorized by the corresponding answers

of each question.

Data gathered are coded according to it's description.

Data are tabulated, calculated and analyzed.