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TITLE PAGE....................................................................................................... i

CERTIFICATION AND APPROVAL SHEET....................................................... ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...................................................................................... iii

ABSTRACT......................................................................................................... iv

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LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................ xx

LIST OF FIGURES.............................................................................................. xxiii

Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction.................................................................................... 1Background of the Study............................................................... 2Theoretical Framework.................................................................. 4Conceptual Framework................................................................. 9Statement of the Problem.............................................................. 12Scope and Limitation.....................................................................Significance of the Study...............................................................Definition of Terms........................................................................

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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Foreign Literature.......................................................................... 23Local Literature.............................................................................. 30Foreign Studies............................................................................. 33Local Studies................................................................................. 39

Synthesis…………………………………………………………..........

Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Research Method Used................................................................. 46Respondents of the Study............................................................. 47Instrument Used............................................................................ 47Validation of the Instrument........................................................... 49Data Gathering Procedures........................................................... 51

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Statistical Treatment of Data......................................................... 52

Chapter 4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA...................................................... 59

Chapter 5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, ANDRECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of Findings.................................................................... 103Conclusions.................................................................................. 112Recommendations......................................................................... 116

BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................. 117

APPENDICES................................................................................................... 120

Appendix 1 Letter of Request....................................................... 121Appendix 2 Survey Instrument..................................................... 123Appendix 3 Test on and Reliability............................................... 136Appendix 4 Computation of Weighted Mean................................1 139Appendix 5 Analysis of Variance.................................................. 144Appendix 6 The Researchers....................................................... 158

CURRICULUM VITAE……………………………………………........................... 161

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