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The purpose of this research is to help provide information and awareness to the

students, parents, teachers, and future researchers that may encounter the same

situation.

This study is limited to determine the effects to PUP HUMSS students regarding

with their academic performance by being part of a broken family. It is conducted at

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta.Mesa, Manila Mabini Campus in their

second semester, school year 2016-2017.

For this research, the researchers used Qualitative Method because the topic will

be expressed widely through an interview and it will also classify the different results on

a student’s academic performance considering that the respondents are in broken family.

TRADITION OF INQUIRY

This study adopted a Phenomenological research because the topic given is all

about having a broken family which is experienced by people and is called a

phenomenon. The design is considered appropriate for this study because the research

will rely on the participant’s own perspective that will provide insight to their motivation.

This study was intended to find out the impact of family conflicts on the academic

performance and intrapersonal relationships of PUP SHS HUMSS students.

This research is composed of what people experience in regard to the effects of

belonging in a broken family and how they interpret those experiences.

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DATA GATHERING METHOD

The researchers used “In depth or One-on-one interview” because the topic and

the data needed are based on the respondent’s point of view. It allows the interviewer to

express himself/herself through this interview and may add data or topics that can be

used in the study, if necessary.

In this way, the data that will be gathered in the respondent’s answers in the

interview will be clear so that the researchers won’t have a hard time interpreting it.

PARTICIPANTS/ KEY INFORMANTS AND THE SELECTION TECHNIQUE

In this study, the analysts have chosen 5 selected PUP SHS HUMSS students

because they are approachable and accessible knowing the fact that the researchers

and the respondents are on the same strand in school.

The first respondent is from HumSS 11- 16. In the age of 17. The second

participant is from HumSS 11- 12. 17 years of age. The third one is from HumSS 11-6 in

the age of 18. The fourth and the fifth respondent is from HumSS 11- 3. In the ages of

16 and 17.

The non-probability sampling method that the researchers used is purposive

because the prospects are from different sections and since the researchers chooses 5

respondents in the HUMSS strand, it will be easy to identify the different implications of

being part in a broken family.

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INSTRUMENTATION

This part of the research shows the kind of method that the researchers used to

collect the information of their respondents.

The researchers used an interview guide in order to gather the data properly.

Also, the researchers used audio record and video record for the interview, in that way

the researchers can identify easily their facial expressions, movements, and gestures.

In order to test the validity of the instrument used in this study. The researchers

conducted a mock interview to a student who is belong to a broken family.These are the

questions that the researchers need to gather data from the respondents in order for

them to analyze the effects of being a part of a broken family on a student's academic

performance.

TABLE NO.1 Sample Interview guide

The Effects of belonging in a broken family on a PUP SHS HUMSS Student’s

Academic Performance

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

I. -Kamusta ka po

-Sinong kasama mo po sa bahay?

-Si papa/mama asan?

-Bakit sila naghiwalay?

-Ilang taon kana noong naghiwalay ang iyong magulang?

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-Anong klaseng pamumuhay ang meron ka sa guardian mo?

-Mahirap bang mapabilang sa tinatawag na "broken family"?

II. -Simula ng naghiwalay ang magulang mo, nagkaroon ka ba ng financial problem?

-Ano ang epekto at naramdaman mo nang maghiwalay ang magulang mo?

-Sa facebook nakakapag-usap pa ba kayo?

-text? Tawag? nagkikita kayo?

-Kamusta naman ang grades mo ngayon?

-Kung maayos (hindi ka ba nahirapan? Hindi mo ba nadadala/sumasagi sa isip mo sa

paaralan ang problemang ito)

-Kung hindi (bakit hindi?)

-Paano nakaapekto sa iyong pag-aaral ang mga problemang ito

III. -Ano ang naging paraan ko upang masolusyunan ang mga suliraning ito?

Data Generation Report

On this part of chapter 3, it contained details about the report during the interview

between the interviewer and the respondents. It also involved the variation response of

the interviewee including their facial expressions, gestures, and body movements.
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The first interview was happened on January 19, 2017 at 2:39 pm. That time it

was sunny day and it is the researcher’s vacant time. The researchers went to the

respondent enable to start the interview at the 2nd floor North Wing of Mabini Campus,

Main Building. And the interview lasted for about 8-9 minutes.

For the second interview, it was occurred on January 21, 2017 at 3:08 pm. Since

their professor was not yet there, the researchers took the opportunity to have an

interview with her at 6th floor West Wing of Mabini Campus, Main Building. The ambiance

was a little bit quiet because it was Saturday and during that time there were only few

classes. And the interview took only 10 minutes and 8 seconds.

In the third interview, it was conducted on January 25, 2017 at 2:01 pm. During

that time the researchers went to the respondent’s room to check if he’s busy or not,

then they found out that the interviewee is free that’s why they started already the

interview at the 6th floor Dome of Mabini Campus, Main Building. The atmosphere was

hot because the respondent was using a mini fan to less his tension in answering the

questions. The duration of the interview is 8 minutes and 17 seconds.

The fourth interview was on cloudy day. January 26, 2017 at 3:27 pm. The

interviewer brought the respondent in a vacant room wherein they started the interview

at 4th floor West Wing of Mabini Campus, Main Building. The interview ran smooth

because of the good cooperation of the interviewee. It lasted for 11-12 minutes.

The fifth interview was also held last January 26, 2017 at 3:46 pm. Right after the

fourth interview, the last interviewee came up next, during that time the communication

with the respondent was quite good because the interviewer and the interviewee easily

understood each other. The respondent retorted the questions actively and some of his

answers were already in English that is good is some ways because there would be only

few answers to be translated. This interview took 11 minutes and 4 seconds.