CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter discussed the research design, locale of the study,
respondents/participants of the study, research instruments, data gathering, and data
analysis of this study.
RESEARCH DESIGN
The researchers used Mixed Methods Research because it served to answer the
questions and the purposes of the study.
Mixed Methods Research is a methodology for conducting research that involves
collecting, analyzing, and integrating quantitative and qualitative research. In other words,
only a selected part of the population is studied and findings from this are expected to be
generalized to the entire population (Nworgu, 1991:68).
LOCALE OF THE STUDY
The study was conducted in the selected government agencies and private
organizations in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Iligan, officially the City of Iligan is highly
urbanized in the Northern Mindanao region, Philippines. It is geographically within the
province of Lanao del Norte but administered independently from the province. It was
once part of Central Mindanao (Region 12) until the province was moved under Northern
Mindanao (Region 10).
RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY
The selected government agencies and private organizations in Iligan City were
the main sources to get the desired respondents in conducting the study. The
researchers limited 30 respondents plus the 3 interviewees in all the selected agencies
and organizations.
The study does not amplify employees who are not Muslims.
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The chief instrument that the researchers used in this study for gathering data or
information from the respondents are the questionnaire. The researchers made a
questionnaire that resent questions and several choices in such a way that respondents
checked or marked their answers which correspond to their agreement or
disagreement with the statement given.
The questionnaire was composed of two parts. Part 1 solicited the basic
information about the profile of the respondents, while part 2 was used to ask
questions regarding the stereotyping of Non-Muslim employees towards Muslim
applicants in selected organizations in Iligan City.
DATA COLLECTION METHOD
The researchers used both primary and secondary data in collecting information
about the study. The primary data was obtained from the questionnaires that were
distributed to the respondents and the questions that were asked by the interviewers to
the interviewees.
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The researchers personally distributed the questionnaires with a letter attached to
each questionnaire explaining the purpose of the study. Questionnaires were collected
after the respondents have successfully answered it.
The researchers had also personally asked for permission for an interview. The
answers to the questions of the interviewers were recorded in a voice recorder and
were transcribed into text.
STATISTICAL TOOLS
The responses was organized and was qualified using the simple frequency,
percentage system, the weighted mean, and the ranking methods with corresponding
analysis and interpretation.
1. Frequency and Percentages. This was used to determine the portion of a
specific response to the total responses.
Statistical qualification of the data using percentage system had been done by
using the formula given by Calderon (1993):
P or % = f/n x 100
Where,
P or % = percentage
f= Frequency
n= number of respondents
2. Weighted Mean. This was used to determine the rank of reasons for the choices
made by the respondents. To get the weighted mean, divide the summation of the
frequency with the total number of respondents.
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Thus, the formula is:
X= ∑(f*i)/n
Where,
X= weighted mean
f= frequency
i= score points
n= number of respondents
∑ = summation
The range and verbal interpretation are the following:
Score Points Weighted Means Verbal Interpretation
5 4.00-4.75 Strongly Agree
4 3.26-4.00 Agree
3 2.51-3.25 Undecided
2 1.76-2.50 Disagree
1 1.00-1.75 Strongly Disagree
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