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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………………… i

APPROVAL SHEET …………………………………………………….. ii

RECOMMENDATION FOR ORAL EXAMINATION………………….. iii

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY………………………………………

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT …………………………………………..…….

DEDICATION…………………………………………………….………. vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………….……….. vii

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1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction ………………………………………………………. 1

Background of the Study………………………………………… 2

Vision ……………………………………………………………… 5

Mission ……………………………………………………………. 5

Conceptual Framework………………………………………….. 6

Statement of the Problem ……………………………………….. 7

Hypothesis………………………………………………………… 8

Significance of the Study ………………………………………… 8

Scope and Delimitation of the Study ……………………………. 10

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Definition of Terms………………………………………………… 11

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature ………………………………………………… 14

Foreign …………………………………………………… 14

Local……………………………………………………….. 20

Related Studies ………………………………………………….. 22

Foreign……………………………………………………. 22

Local………………………………………………………. 26

Synthesis of the Reviewed Studies……………………………. 28

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design ………………………………………………… 30

Research Locale …………………………………………………. 31

Research Instruments …………………………………………… 31

Validation of Instruments………………………………………… 32

Respondents of the Study ……………………………………….. 33

Statistical Treatment of Data …………………………………….. 34

ANNEXES

Permission to Conduct the Survey………………………………. 36

Survey Questionnaire……………………………………………… 37

Interview Guide…………………………………………………….. 40

BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………… 41
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CURRICULUM VITAE…………………………………………………….. 43

LOCATION MAP …………-……………………………………………….. 44