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SUPERVISORS’ PREFERENCE IN HIRING POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES:

A BASIS FOR ACADEMIC INTERVENTION

A Thesis Presented to the

Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences
Liceo de Cagayan University
Cagayan de Oro City

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

JOSHUA V. DURAN
KRISTINA YMA M. CARTAGINA
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APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled “SUPERVISORS’ PREFERENCE IN HIRING POLITICAL

SCIENCE GRADUATES: A BASIS FOR ACADEMIC INTERVENTION” in
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and
submitted by JOSHUA V. DURAN and KRISTINA YMA M. CARTAGINA, has been
examined, accepted, and recommended for Oral Examination.

OLIVER N. PLAZA II
Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE by the Panel of Examiners.

ROSELLA O. ORTIZ, DM, RPsy, RPm

Chairman

MR. LUCANUS AZRAEL T. IGOT MR. WINSTON GALLINERO

Member Member

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with the grade of ____

Date of Final Defense: _________

ROSELLA O. ORTIZ, DM, RPsy, RPm

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Introduction 1

Theoretical Framework 3

Conceptual Framework 10

Statement of the Problem 10

Hypothesis 11

Scope and Limitation of the Study 11

Significance of the Study 12

Definition of Terms 13

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND 14

STUDIES

3 METHODOLOGY 24

Research Setting 24

Research Design 24

Respondents and Sampling Procedure 25

Research Instrument 26

Validity and Readability of the Instruments 26

Data Gathering Procedure 27

Statistical Technique 28
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Scoring Procedure 29

4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND 31

INTERPRETATION OF DATA

5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND 41

RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 41

Conclusion 42

Recommendations 44

6 REFERENCES 45

7 APPENDICES 51

Letter of Consent 51

Letter of Approval 56

Survey Questionnaires 57

Reliability Testing 60

Curriculum Vitae 61