CHAPTER 3

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

On this study, our team chose the case study for the research design for we are aiming to

determine on what would be the consequences if being in an intimate relationship became the

number priority than education of a student. This study will help us to determine the possible

effects of this decision a student may take and how this may affect the future of a student keep

prioritizing the relationship they build rather than focusing on their studies to have a better future

a head.

Research Setting and Participants

Leyte National Highschool as our research setting for which holds of big number of

students and participants specifically those students who are in a relationship both homosexual

and heterosexual relationship that would be the main participants on this study. With this

research setting and participants, we will be able to determine the consequences and negative

effects of the said problems. Through the use of systematic sampling will conduct an observation

and an interview for at least 50 students who are in a relationship.

Research Instrument

Interview Guide

We the researchers consider the three rules of Thumb: 1) Ask only for information that

will serve as a basis for the hiring decision, 2) Know how the information will be used to make

the decision, and 3) Do not ask for information that will not or should not be used to make hiring
decisions. Develop questions based on each major task and responsibility in the position

description and on knowledge, skills, and ability required by the position. Include problem-

solving questions that allow the participants to think creatively. Also include questions that elicit

more than a yes or no response. The following Interview Questionnaire Guide has been

developed to provide and attain the objectives of this study. We the researchers choose the

“Unstructured Interview” where in the respondent answer the question based on what they

personally think and feel about the given set of questions, there are no suggested answers and we

the researchers purely depend on the respondents. We will also use the individual and group

interview approach that will be based on our schedules. The same set of questions should be used

to interview all respondents of this research. The questionnaire that we are going to use is a self-

administered questionnaire (Barbour 2014)

Observation Interview

On the other hand, on our observational interview, We the researchers has an action plan

that serve us our guide on who will be assigned in observing selected students who are in a

relationship in his/her class with the permission of the teacher and also the student to be observed

This will help our study to be “successful” to the extent that it satisfies the research objectives by

capturing relevant events and participants along with the constructs of interest.  Fortunately,

there are two types of observation we are going to use the participant observation and the non-

participant observation. This observation guide that we are using occurs in either covert or overt

observation models. We can observe the subject secretly and stay at the back part inside the

room where subjects don’t get sight of or feel our presence or permits us to divulge things about

the research to the participants (Birks 2014) and we will use the direct observation method where

we can see or listen to everything that happens in the area of observation.