Figure 1: Modified Meta-process Model for Survey Research
1. Define the problem Formulate questionnaire Set research objectives Set timetables
2. Establish research design Select research design Select information sources Design research instrument
4. Formulate Findings Discussion with stakeholders through focus-group discussion and round table forum Write the draft report Final findings Present final findings
3. Collect and Analyze data Collect data Clean data Coding data Tabulating data
Source: Research Studies Unit, SEAMEO INNOTECH, 2007
Key Findings There were 84 schools throughout the country which specialized in Arts and trades while 73 are in agriculture and 46 in are fishery. Forty (40) schools claimed they provide technical and vocational courses such as other forms of TVE. The category agriculture includes crop science, forestry and other plant-relate courses. Arts and trades include entrepreneurship, industrial trade, and home industry. Vocational technical courses include home economics, and industrial arts such as dressmaking, cooking, drafting, electrical technology, automotive and computer. general education includes science and other secondary education subjects. Teaching and staff members per school The survey reveals that the average number of technical-vocational schools teaching-staff members ranged from 14 to 75. it can be seen that region’s iv-a and NCR have the most number of teaching staff members (75 and 70 respectively. It was also indicated that region xii has the least number of teaching staff per school (14) followed by Region XI (20). TVE Providers The study indicated that the schools in the NCR have been acting as TVE providers longer than those in any other region. The oldest TVE provider was 36 years while schools in region xii are the youngest TVE providers with only 13 years.