TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER xiv

1. The Problem and Its Background 1

Introduction 1

Conceptual Framework 4

Statement of the Problem 6

Hypothesis 6

Scope and Limitation of the Study 6

Significance of the study 7

Definition of Terms 8

2. Review of Related Literature and Studies 10

Local Literature 10

Foreign Literature 15

Local Studies 21

Foreign Studies 28

Synthesis 39

3. Methodology 48

Research Design 48

Population and Sampling 49

Respondents of the Study 50

Research Instrument 57

Data Gathering Procedures 59

Statistical Treatment of Data 60