Chapter II
This chapter demonstrates the concept of the research design, the respondents, locales,
data gathering procedure, and the data analysis.
Research Design
To determine the lived experiences of the Grade 4 teachers of Tacloban City, the study
was conducted in a Phenomenological manner; that is by conducting an interview for each
school’s Grade 4 teacher. The researchers used a simple random sampling out of all the
elementary schools in Tacloban City due to the sheer total of schools in the said city and limited
the results to ten (10) schools. Based on this approach, the researchers will be able to build a
sufficient dataset to look for reoccurring themes and validate the findings. In cases where the
school or the teacher themselves refuse to be interviewed, the researchers will replace the
aforementioned school by again performing a simple random sampling from the remaining total
number of elementary schools in Tacloban City.
Research Participants
The respondents of the study were ten (10) Grade 4 public school teachers from Tacloban
City; interviewing one (1) teacher per school chosen.
Research Locale
The locale of the study was strictly conducted in Tacloban City. The researchers have
decided to conduct the interview on the following schools:
Sta. Elena Elementary School
Scandinavian Elementary School
San Roque Elementary School
Kapangi-an Elementary School
City Central School
Panalaron Central School
Anibong Elementary School
Caiba-an Elementary School
San Jose Elementary School
Manlurip Elementary School
Data Gathering Procedure
The researchers will ask several questions to the teacher correlating to their lived
experiences on teaching grammar. The whole session will be recorded through an audio recorder
and also by inscribing fieldnotes of the responses of the teachers that the researcher deems
worthy of emphasis.
Data Analysis
The data gathered from the interviews will be transcribed verbatim to maintain accuracy
from the audio recording; all lines transcribed will also be numbered. After transcribing, the
researchers performed the coding of data; identifying common themes, topics, similarities, and
differences. Lastly, the researchers performed the theming of data. The researchers drew together
the codes and transcripts that were gathered and analyzed them into coherent data.