AGRI-BAHAY: A SELF-SUSTAINING AGRICULTURAL AND

MODULAR HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR FARMERS

AND NUCLEAR FAMILIES

ANGELO S. DONGON

A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Capiz State University – Main Campus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

Research Method in Architecture
2023-2024

September 2023
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CHAPTER 2

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods used by the researcher in designing, where

the study conducted, the respondents, the instruments used, the validation of the

instruments, the reliability of the questionnaire, the data gathering procedure, the data

processing, and the statistical tools used to analyze and interpret the gathered data are

presented in designing the Self-Sustaining Agricultural and Modular Housing

Community which aims to provide a community that for farmers and nuclear families.

These will allow the researcher to define and describe the activities to be undertaken

throughout the study.

Research Design

The study will be using the descriptive-correlational design. The Descriptive

Correlational Design The aim of descriptive correlational research is to describe the

relationship among variables rather than to infer cause and effect relationships.

Descriptive correlational studies are useful for describing how one phenomenon is

related to another in situations where the researcher has no control over the

independent variables, the variables that are believed to cause or influence the

dependent or outcome variable. (Lappe, 2000). The purpose of this study is to

determine what variables does a self-sustaining agricultural and modular housing

community possess in terms of building standards and site-development plans.

Research Locale

This study will be conducted in Roxas City, Capiz, particularly in Brgy. Lanot,

Roxas City, Capiz (provide coordinates). The location of the site has a large area of

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rice fields, and the entirety of the barangay is situated in that area. Thus, the site is a

strategic place for the study to be conducted because of its close proximity to rice

fields and the surrounding families and also the on-going development of the Roxas

Memorial Provincial Hospital, therefore, making it an excellent site for the proposed

Agricultural and Modular Housing Community.

Respondents

The respondents of the study will be the farmers, nuclear families and the

residents around the area of Brgy. Lanot, Roxas City, Capiz where the study will be

conducted.

Sampling

The study will be using a stratified sampling method that will be suitable for

the selection of a specific sample from a population. In this research, it will be

focused primarily on the farmers and nuclear families in Brgy. Lanot, Roxas City,

Capiz.

In this method, the entire heterogeneous population is divided in to a number

of homogeneous groups, usually known as Strata, each of these groups is

homogeneous within itself, and then units are sampled at random from each of these

stratums. The sample size in each stratum varies according to the relative importance

of the stratum in the population. The technique of the drawing this stratified sample is

known as Stratified Sampling (Singh & Masuku, 2014).

Research Instrument

The research instruments to be used in this study will be relevant data from the

site that will be obtained through Interview, Questionnaire, and Site Visitation. Also,

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the researcher used supplemental information from the World Wide Web, books,

magazines, and, scholarly journals relevant to the study.

Data-Gathering Procedure

The relevant data necessary for this study will be gathered through site

visitations, interviews with local farmers, and, nuclear families; and environmental

site analysis, and questionnaires. The researcher will also be gathering data from

local agencies, government, and private offices providing information and materials to

aid the researcher further understand the necessary design solutions throughout the

study.

Design Criteria

The following design criteria will be used to guide the research to properly

establish the design solution, namely: Site Selection (accessibility, acceptability,

adoptability, existing structures and utilities, security, size); Environmental Site

Analysis (slope, soil patterns, vegetation, wildlife, geology, surface/subsurface water

and climate); Building Standards (Proper Occupancy, PWD accessibility, Standard

Dimensions); and Site Development Plan (Accessibility, Economic Impact, Mobility).

Rating from 5 – Highly Acceptable, 4 – Moderately Acceptable, 3 – Acceptable, 2 –

Slightly Acceptable, 1 – Not Acceptable.

The Environmental Site analysis will be conducted through interview site

observation.

Statistical Tools

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The respondents derived from a stratified sampling method will be given a

survey questionnaire for us to obtain necessary data needed for the study. The

following statistical tools were used: Frequency, Mean, and, Standard Deviation.

Frequency. It is how many times does a certain respondent fall into a specific

type of group or characteristic or category.

Mean. Implies average and it is the sum of a set of data divided by the number

of data. Mean can prove to be an effective tool when comparing different sets of data.

In this study, the mean will determine whether the study will be feasible or suitable

for the selected site along with the aforementioned design criteria

Standard Deviation. Standard Deviation is a measure which shows how

Much variation (such as spread, dispersion, spread,) from the mean exists. This was

used to determine how far or close the results of the mean are to the feasibility or

suitability of the agricultural and modular housing community to its beneficiaries.

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