CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study entitled “Level of Implementation and Effectiveness of
Disaster Activities and Organizational Commitment Among the Disaster Risk
Reduction Management in the Municipality of Kasibu” is quantitative
research. According to Saul Mcleod, PhD (2023), quantitative research
collects numerical data and analyzes it using statistical methods. The aim is to
produce objective, empirical data that can be measured and expressed in
numerical terms. Quantitative research is often used to test hypothesis,
identify patterns, and make predictions.
Research Method Used
This study research study made used of non-experimental in method
specifically descriptive design which is under quantitative research.
Descriptive research, according to Nassaji (2015), is the research design in
which data is collected in a qualitative manner and analyzed using quantitative
procedures. Descriptive research refers to the scientific methodology in which
observation of a sampled population is carried out in its natural surroundings.
This is descriptive in nature since it deals with the level of implementation and
effectiveness of the disaster activities and responsiveness of Disaster Risk
Reduction Management implementers and community leaders.
Respondents of the Study
In this research study, all of the staffs of Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Office, and the constituents of 5 barangays in the Municipality
of Kasibu were chosen by the researchers as the respondents of the study.
Purposive sampling under non-probability sampling was utilized in
choosing the respondents. Purposive sampling method was used in this study
for it may be prove to be effective when only limited numbers of people can
serve as primary data source to the nature of research design and
aims/objectives.
To generate the sample population, the Slovin’s formula was used.
n= N
1+N(e²)
where:
n = the sample population N = the population
1 = constant 0.05 = margin of error
Table 1
Frequency distribution of respondents per household
Barangays Household Frequency
Antutot 440 84
Alloy 324 62
Catarawan 198 38
Muta 462 88
Papaya 274 52
Total 1,698 324
Locale of the Study
This study will be conducted at Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya to the 5
barangays namely: Alloy, Antutot, Catarawan, Lupa, and Muta. It was
selected by the researchers as the locale of the study since it was the areas
prone to natural disasters, and also, the office of the Disaster Risk Reduction
Management of the said municipality.
Research Instruments
Survey-questionnaire will be utilized as a technique to collect the data.
The researcher made the questionnaire and was validated by the researcher
panelists. Questionnaire composed of a series of questions will serve as a
guide in gathering necessary data. It consists of the problems encountered by
the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office in the implementation of
disaster preparedness activities. Those problems will be rank from one to five,
one as the highest and five as the lowest.
Data Gathering Procedure
To gather the data needed, the researchers obtained a letter of approval
for the off campus activities to carry out the study at the Municipality of
Kasibu from the Nueva Vizcaya State University President and sought
permission from the Office of Chairman of each of the selected barangays in
Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya to conduct the study.
After the approval and the permission was granted, the following
procedures was undertaken:
Identification of Respondents. The list of households per barangay was
secured from the Mayor’s Office. This list was used to compute for the exact
number of respondents and for the random selection of households.
Development and Adoption of Research Instrument. The researchers adopted
their research instrument from the study of Acuevas, 2016.
Administration and Retrieval of Research Instruments. The researchers
administered the questionnaires to the respondents personally. To ensure the
quality result of data, the researchers guide and instructed the respondents
about the purpose and relevance of the study on their barangay. The honest
responses to each of the items in the questionnaire were solicited from the
respondents.
Scoring, Analysts, and Interpretation of Data. After floating the
questionnaires, the data collected was tabulated in a worksheet. Analysis and
interpretation of results followed, after which conclusions were drawn and
recommendations were offered based on the finding of the study.
Statistical Treatment of Data
As soon as the researchers gathered the data, they will be compiled,
sorted, organized and tabulated. They were subject to statistical treatment in
order to answer the questions proposed in the study. The statistical tools
employed were the Frequency and Mean, and Likert Scale.
Frequency and Mean. To illustrate the data collected on the level of
implementation and effectiveness of disaster activities and organizational
commitment among Disaster Risk Reduction Management.
Likert Scale. Rating scale used to measure opinions of the respondents on the
level of implementation and effectiveness of disaster activities.
