RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The research methodology used by the researchers will be presented in this section. The discussion will include the research design, population and sample,locale of the study, instrument used to collect the data, procedures for conducting there search and analysis of data.
RESEARCH DESIGN
This study is a non-experimental, descriptive study. Such a design provided anaccurate portrayal of characteristics of a group by discovering a description of what characteristics exist and determining the frequency with which they exist. The goal is to examine relationships between variables. Descriptive research involves collecting numerical data to test hypotheses or answer questions concerning current status. The use of descriptive research was felt appropriate for this study because of the nature of the research instrument, aquestionnaire. This descriptive study was designed to assess the effect of single parenthood on the academic performance of single-parent nursing students.
RESEARCH LOCALE
This study was undertaken in the Lucena City campuses of the Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (CEFI) and the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation (MSEUF). The choice of this particular research locales was due to the fact that the researchers are student nurses in Lucena City, thus the proximity and accessibility of the respondents. Further, this study will primarily benefit CEFI and nursing schools in the city by contributing to the development of strategies that will address the unique needs of the emergent population on non-traditional students oncampus.
SAMPLE AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE
The 56 respondents of this study was selected and qualified from the total population of student nurses of Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (CEFI) and Manuel S. enverga University Foundation (MSEUF). Purposive sampling was used,as it is a method often employed when a researcher has knowledge of