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LOOKING THROUGH: THE DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF GRADE 12 STUDENTS

OF NARVACAN NATIONAL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON
THE MUSLIM SOCIETY

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Islam is the oldest recorded monotheistic religion in the Philippines. Islam

reached Philippines in the 14th century with the arrival of Muslim traders from the

Persian Gulf, Southern India, and their followers from several sultanate governments in

the Malay Archipelago. Islam was first brought over by arab traders in the late 13 th and

early 14th centuries, at least 200 years before the Spanish invasion. These Muslim

merchants originally came from present day Malaysia and Indonesia to the

southernmost points in the Philippines, namely the Sulu islands and Mindanao.

Muslims at this present time are one of the hottest issues of today particularly the

events that are happening on Mindanao. Muslims are infamous, seeing a Muslim could

trigger negative thoughts and stigmas. Because of this, Muslims are most likely to be

discriminated and the society creates an barrier with them. Thus, it creates divisiveness,

promotes war and different systems of beliefs.

This study seeks to answer the different social stigmas Grade 12 students of

Narvacan National Central High School Senior High School has on Muslims.

Furthermore, it will elaborate and will give more reasons on why does Grade 12

students think of them that way. This study also sets out to examine different ways on
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how will the Grade 12 students interact if they will meet someone from the Muslim

society. Moreover, it will seek to address the different social stigmas of every individual

on Muslims.

In order to create a just and humane society, a nation must be united and it is

impossible if the nation is divided into many systems of beliefs and is clouded with

different social stigmas and negative perspective on each other. This study is set out to

find all this social stigmas and its reasons and finding a solution that will probably clear

this negative thoughts. This study will aid the people around the world as it gives a

deeper understanding on why Grade 12 students of NNCHS- SHS have these thoughts

about Muslims. It will also give the people around the subjects a knowledge that will

probably help them deal with the said problem.

Moreover, it will also help the government and different learning institutions to

understand and how to address the discriminations and social stigmas that the Muslim

society is experiencing at the moment.

Lipka (2017) concluded that Muslims are the fastest- growing religious groups

among the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the

ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist

groups that commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, have brought Muslims and the

Islamic faith to the forefront of the political debate in many countries. Similarly, Pew
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Research Center (2015) claims that the 24% of the worlds population are composed of

Muslims, and is the worlds second- largest religion after Christianity.

Additionally, the National Statistics Office (2000), reports that Islam population is

the largest minority religion constituting approximately 5 percent of the population in the

Philippines. However, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (2012) asserts that

there are 10.7 million Muslims, which is approximately 11 percent of the total

population. Approximately 60 percent of Muslims reside in the Mindanao in the south

and nearby islands.

On the other hand, the United States Department of State (2014) emphasized

that on the Philippines there were reports of societal abuse or discrimination based on

religious affiliation, belief, or practice. Combined with the economic disparities, societal

and religious tensions contributed to persistent armed conflict in certain provinces in the

southern part of the country.

Hence, the researchers want to indicate that Muslims are also normal people and

they deserved to be treated normally and equally. The researchers want to create a

nation or an environment that is free from discrimination and racism not only for the

Muslims but for all individuals. This study wants to give every individual a deeper

understanding about who are Muslims. By doing so, the researchers seek to collect the

different stigmas of Muslims, their reasons and their solutions from the subjects.
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This study will only focus on the Grade 12 students of Narvacan National Central

High School Senior High School and their different perspectives on Muslims, reasons

on why they think of them that way, their way of interacting with a Muslim and their

formulated solutions that will benefit the Muslims. Additionally, this study will only focus

on the research problems made by the researchers and it will only focus on the answers

on their respondents. Lastly, this study will be held at where the said school resides at

Paratong, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur.

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CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY

This study sets out to examine the different social stigmas of Grade 12 students

of Narvacan National Central High School Senior High School. Specifically, it seeks to

find the different reasons on why these students think that Muslims are like that, their

way of interaction with a Muslims and their different solutions that will benefit the Muslim

society. For this reason, the researchers will use probability sampling and will only focus

on the population of the Grade 12 students.

A probability- based sample is created by constructing a list of the target

population. Within probability sampling, it describes the process of selecting a sample of

elements from the target population to conduct a survey. The purpose of sampling is

reducing the cost and/ or the amount of work that it would take to survey the entire

target population. In a probability sample each member of the target population has

known and non- zero probability of inclusion in the sample.

RESEARCH DESIGN

The researchers study is entitled LOOKING THROUGH: A Phenomenological

Understanding About the Different Perceptions Of Grade 12 students Of Narvacan

National Central High School Senior High School On the Muslim Society, it is a

quantitative research design in which it will study the different social stigmas or
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perceptions of Grade 12 students of Narvacan National Central High School Senior

High School about the Muslim society and the reasons behind.

THE SAMPLE

Since the researchers are currently studying at Narvacan National Central High

School , the researchers decided to choose Grade 12 students as their respondents, it

will use the voice of the youths as the youths are the hope of tomorrow they shall be

mindful on as to what is happening around them. The Grade 12 students ranges

between 16- 18 years of age. The population is estimated to be 450 students and the

researchers will take 30 percent that would be 135 students. These 135 students will be

the sample and will be surveyed on the school of the said students.

THE INSTRUMENT

The researchers will use a survey questionnaire method o gathering data and it

will be distributed on the said respondents of the study. To ensure a non- biased study

the researchers will choose their different respondents randomly.

DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE

The respondents who will be chosen will the one to answer the different

questionnaires formulated by the researchers and with their permission the study shall

move. If then the study questionnaires shall be distributed and will be given enough time
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to answer the questions provided by the researchers. After then, the questionnaires

shall be gathered to be interpreted.

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STUDENTS QUESTIONAIRE

Dear Respondents,

We are currently conducting an action research with the title LOOKING

THROUGH: THE DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF GRADE 12 STUDENT OF
NARVACAN NATIONAL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON THE
MUSLIM SOCIETY. Kindly supply the information needed on the spaces provided. All
responses will be treated with outmost confidentiality and will only be used on the
objectives of this study. Thank you very much.

Name (Optional):__________________________________ Gender: ___________

Age: __________ Religious Affiliation: __________________
Strand/ Section: _______________

DIRECTION: Rate the following by checking the corresponding number to your

answer. 5- I Strongly Agree 4- I Agree 3- I slightly Agree 2- I Disagree
1- I Strongly Disagree
1. When you see someone from the Muslim society or hear someone mention the
word Muslim, what comes first into your mind?

5 4 3 2 1
When seeing a Muslim it makes me think that they
are terrorists
When seeing a Muslim it makes me think that they
are Money Lenders/ 56
When seeing a Muslim it makes me think that they
are Entrepreneurs of cheap items (i.e. DVDs, etc.)
When seeing a Muslim it makes me think that they
are Murderers/ Killer
When seeing a Muslim it makes me think that they
are Robbers/ Thieves
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2. Why do you think of Muslim society that way?

5 4 3 2 1
Because my friends think of them that way
too

Because of the different issues surrounding

the said society (i.e Bombing, etc)

Because my parents told me to

Because everyone thinks of them that way

Because of the way they dress and the way they

look

3. If you can meet someone right now from the Muslim society, how would you treat
them?

5 4 3 2 1

I will treat them the same as how I treat

everyone

I will not talk to them nor will I have an eye

contact with them

I will talk and mingle with them but not that much
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4. Why would you treat them that way?

5 4 3 2 1
Because my friends thinks of them that way
too

Because of the different issues surrounding

the said society (i.e Bombing, etc)

Because my parents told me to

Because everyone thinks of them that way

Because of the way they dress and the way they

look

5. As a student, what do you think is the most appropriate way to address the social
stigmas surrounding the Muslim society?

5 4 3 2 1
Be culturally sensitive about others

Widen our perspectives about others

Just let them be, society will be society

Muslims do not belong to us they must be exiled