TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title Page …………………………………………………… i
Approval Sheet …………………………………………………… ii
Acknowledgement …………………………………………………… iii
Dedication …………………………………………………… iv
Table of Contents …………………………………………………… v
List of Tables …………………………………………………… viii
List of Figure …………………………………………………… ix
Abstract …………………………………………………… x
CHAPTER
1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND 1
Background of the Study………………………... 2
Theoretical Framework…………………………. 4
Research Paradigm……………………………… 9
Statement of the Problem……………………….. 10
Hypothesis……………………………………….. 11
Significance of the Study ……………………….. 12
Scope & Delimitation…………………………… 12

Definition of Terms……………………………… 13

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE & STUDIES ………………………………………. 16

Local Literature…………………………………. 16

Foreign Literature……………………………….. 21

Local Studies……………………………………. 35
Foreign Studies………………………………….. 40

Relevance to the Present Study………………… 55

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………….. 56

Research Design………………………………… 56
Population, Sample and Sampling 57
Techniques………………………………………
Research Instrument……………………………. 57
Date Gathering Procedure………………………. 58

Statistical Treatment of Data……………………. 59

4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND………... INTERPRETATION OF DATA 60

5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……………………… 87

Summary of Findings…………………………………. 88

Conclusions……………………………………………. 92
Recommendations…………………………………….. 94
Bibliography ………………………………………………………… 96
Appendices

A Permission Letter……………………………….......... 101

Survey Questionnaire………………………………… 102
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C Curriculum Vitae………………………………... 106