TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE PAGE .. i
TABLE OF CONTENTS .. ii
LIST OF APPENDICES .. iii
LIST OF FIGURES .. iii

Chapter

1. THE PROBLEM: ITS BACKGROUND. 1

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Introduction .............. 1
Statement of the Problem .. 4
Hypothesis ... 5
Scope and Delimitation of the Study .............. 5
Significance of the Study...... 6
Definition of Terms .. 6

2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES .. 8

Related Literature .. 8
Foreign Literature 8
Local Literature ... 11
Related Studies .. 15
Foreign Studies. 15
Local Studies ... 23
Conceptual Framework .. 29

3. METHODS OF STUDY AND SOURCES OF DATA .................................. 31

Research Design .. 31
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Participants of the study ...... 31
Sampling Techniques .. 32
Data Gathering 32
Instrument
Data Gathering Procedure ...... 32
Statistical Treatment/Data Analysis .. 33

BIBLIOGRAPHY .. 34

APPENDICES ..... 39
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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

A Questionnaire ...... 40

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1 The Conceptual Framework Depicting the Relationship

of the Different Variables in this Study 29