Proponents: Shayne E.

Delos Santos

APPENDIX A

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Proposed Title Lived Experiences of Abandoned Children in Davao City

This study aims to know the Lived Experiences of Abandoned

Child in Davao. Specifically, this sought to answer the following:
1. Identify the lived experiences of the abandoned children
in Davao City
Objectives of the Study
2. Identify the struggles experienced by the abandoned
child.
3. Describe the coping mechanisms of the struggles of the
abandoned children.
1. John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory
Theoretical Lens
2. Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura
The study will use a descriptive phenomenological method to get
information concerning the experiences of the participants. This
design will allow the researchers to explore deeper into the
Research Design
lived experiences of the participants (Creswell, 1988). This will be
used to investigate the participant's experiences from his/her own
perspective.
The study will be conducted at the Davao City Police Office. The
Research Environment
police office has a Women and Children's Protection Desk, which
protects and investigates victims who are women or children.

The participant of the study is a children aged 10 to 18 years old.

Research Participants Participants will be selected through purposive sampling. A total
of one (2) child will be asked to participate.
The research instruments that will be utilized are interview guide
questions to investigate and understand the lived experiences of
an abandoned child in Davao. The researcher will develop and
Research Instruments
administer open-ended interview questions. Additionally, the
researchers will be employing an audio recorder, pen, and paper
to record the interview.
The data will be collected through messenger interviews using the
research instruments such as questionnaires. Audio recording and
pen and paper will be utilized throughout the interview to
Data Collection
collect evidence and information. Next, the researchers will
transcribe and interpret the results and start the discussion of the
data collected.
 The researchers will analyze the data using the thematic analysis
method. This method is the process of identifying patterns in the
Data Analysis
collected data. This will be utilized to group the responses of the
participants into broader themes.
To safeguard the child's safety and well-being, researchers need
Ethical Consideration to adhere to ethical considerations such as informed consent,
informed assent, anonymity, reverence, and transparency.