A Thesis Presented to
The Faculty of the Graduate School
Lipa City Colleges
Lipa City
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts in Education
Submitted
by
YOLLIE M. ERIŃO
March 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Page
Title Page i Approval Sheet ii Acknowledgement iii Abstract iv Table of Contents x List of Tables xii List of Figures xiii
Chapter 1 – The Problem and its Background
Introduction 1 Theoretical Framework 6 Conceptual Framework 10 Statement of the Problem 11 Scope and Delimitation of the Study 13 Significance of the Study 14 Definitions of Terms 15
Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature and Studies Related Literature Foreign Literature 17 Local Literature 23
Related Studies Foreign Studies 29 Local Studies 35
Chapter 3 – Research Methodology Research Design 37 Research Locale of the study 38 Population of the Study 38
Research Instrument 39 Validation of Instrument 39
Data Gathering Procedure 40 Statistical Treatment of Data 40
Chapter 4 – Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data Profile of private institutions which manifest concern 46 in improving public elementary schools in Lipa City
Level of assistance/services rendered by public-private entities in 47 helping public schools as perceived by school heads, teachers and by themselves
Test of significant differences between and among the responses 57 of the three groups of respondents on the