Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT
RESEARCH PROPOSAL

WORKPLACE BULLYING IN BOTOLAN DISTRICT

LESLIE ANNE D. MICLAT-DIEZ

HT I/School Head

EVA D. DATUGAN
Teacher I

MARILYN E. DULLAS
Teacher III

Danacbunga Elementary School

Leslie.diez@deped.gov.ph
0960 534 9127

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Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENT Page

Title Page

Table of Contents

Rationale

Statement of the Problem

Hypothesis

Significance of the Study

Definition of Terms

Type of Study

Participants

Data Collection

Instruments

Data Analysis

References

Appendices

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Department of Education
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT
Rationale

Statement of the Problem

This paper aims to identify should cases of workplace bullying occurs within
DepEd Botolan District. Specifically, the study will look in to the following:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 sex;

1.2 age;

1.3 designation.

2. How do the respondents describe the occurrence of workplace bullying per their
experience in terms of:

2.1 manner of bullying;

2.2 frequency of bullying;

2.3 most common aggressor/bully.

3. Is there a significant relationship between work satisfaction and workplace bullying

experience among DepEd Botolan District Personnel?

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
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4. Is there a significant relationship between workplace bullying experience and work
satisfaction?

Hypothesis (Quantitative Research Only)

There is no significant relationship between workplace bullying and work

satisfaction among DepEd Botolan District personnel?

Significance of the Study

The study aims to verify whether bullying happens within the Botolan District as

perceived and experienced by the personnel. At the same time, the paper intends to

decipher the effects of workplace bullying, should this be indeed happening, to the

overall job satisfaction of the respondents.

The findings of this paper may prove useful to:

School Administration/School Heads. The results may act as the foundation

of School Heads in acknowledging the existence of workplace bullying within the

organization, as well as the basis in crafting policies that will handle cases of bullying,

and eventually total riddance of any like incidents in the future.

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT
Teaching and Nonteaching School Personnel. This paper hopes to protect

the personnel in any occasion of bullying specially in their respective workplaces.

Implementing policies against workplace bullying will foster a healthy and happy work

environment, ensuring a good mental health and overall wellbeing of the employees.

Definition of Terms (10-aphabetically arranged)

Type of Study

A quantitative research design will be used to carry out this study to describe,

analyze, and interpret data concerning the

Shuttleworth (2008) stated that descriptive research design is a valid method for

researching specific subjects and as a precursor to more quantitative studies. Whereas,

there are some valid concerns about the statistical validity, as long as the limitations are

understood by the researcher, this type of study is a valuable scientific tool.

Participants

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Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT
This paper will be tapping the DepEd Botolan personnel to answer survey

questionnaire that is designed to answer the research problems. Specifically, the

Data Collection

Instruments

Data Analysis

Data gathered through the responses specified in the survey-questionnaire will be

tallied, tabulated and analyzed using the statistical software Statistical Package for

Social Sciences (version 20). The following statistical tools will be used in the analysis

and interpretation of data and hypothesis testing: frequency counts, percentage,

weighted mean, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Likert Scale, and Cronbach’s alpha.

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References

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT

Appendices

RESEARCH PROPOSAL OUTLINE

Activity/Objective Method Output Timeframe

Proposal Writing Review related Comprehensive Action June 2023
Literature and Research Proposal
Studies
Gathering Data Distribute the survey Collected Data June 2023
questionnaire to the
respondents
Consolidation of Data Retrieve survey Consolidated Data July 2023
questionnaire from
the respondents
Treatment of Data Get the frequency Consolidated results July 2023
counts, percentage,
and weighted mean
Analysis & Analyze and Analyzed and August 2023
Interpretation of Data interpret the results interpreted findings
Final Writing & Editing Rewrite and check Completed Action August 2023
of Manuscript the plagiarism Research
Presentation of Attend research Published Action October 2023
Findings conference Research
Dissemination of
Findings

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
BOTOLAN DISTRICT

INSTRUMENT