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OPINIONS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

AND HIGHWAYS, SULTAN KUDARAT 1ST DISTRICT ENGINEERING

OFFICE TOWARDS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS/POLICIES

A Research Paper Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate School-Mindanao

State University Sultan Kudarat Extension

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in PA 297 for the Degree Master

of Public Administration

BAI ALLEHA M. MUSA

December 2018
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Table of Content
Page

Title Page . . . . . . . . . 1
Table of Content . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . 4
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . 5
Methodology . . . . . . . . 7
Research Design . . . . . . . 7
Locale of the Study . . . . . . . 7
Respondents of the Study . . . . . . 7
Research Instrument . . . . . . 8
Data Gathering Procedures . . . . .
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Statistical Treatment and Data Analysis . . . . 8

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Respondents’ Personal Information
Respondents’ Gender . . . . . . 9
Respondents’ Age . . . . . . . 10
Respondents’ Civil Status . . . . . 10
Respondents’ Who Know How to Read . . . . 11
Respondents’ Educational Attainment . . . . 12
Respondents’ Occupation . . . . . 13

Concept About Current Government Programs

Respondents’ Primary Source of Information . . 14
Respondents’ Awareness on Government Programs/Policies. 15
Government Programs/Policies as Ranked by the Respondents 16
Respondents’ Response on the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill . 17
Respondents’ Response on the Constitutional Change . 18
Respondents’ Response on the Tanggal Bulok,
Tanggal Usok Program . . . . . 19
Where Do Residents Usually Ask for Help
if Serious Problems Occur . . . . 20
Respondents’ Concept in Governance Observed
by Government Offices . . . 21
Respondents’ Overall Rating in the Performance
of President Duterte . . . . . . 22
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Summary of Findings . . . . . . 24
Conclusion . . . . . . . 24

References . . . . . . . . 25
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INTRODUCTION

In any society, governmental entities enact laws, make policies, and

allocate resources. This is true at all levels. Public policy can be generally

defined as a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, and funding

priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its

representatives. Policy is made in response to some sort of issue or problem

that requires attention. Policy is what the government chooses to do or not do

about a particular issue or problem.

Government policies do in fact affect the everyday lives of normal citizens.

Whether it's federal regulation of how cars are designed, how bacon is produced

or how buildings are constructed, it affects all aspects of Filipino’s lives.

In line with this, according to Cecilia Brainard Two months into his

presidential term, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been both admired

and reviled, not just in the Philippines but internationally. Nicknamed “the

Punisher” and “Trump of the East,” Duterte’s folksy ways and unbridled tongue

are shrugged off by some as honest and natural. Others call him a patriot with a

genuine love for the poor. Many praise him for his war on drugs, which began

while he was the Mayor of Davao, a city in Mindanao where there is Muslim

unrest. The Davao Death Squad, a vigilante group, was responsible for the
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execution of individuals suspected of petty crimes and drug dealing in Davao.

Human rights groups discovered skeletal remains of victims in killing fields. Still,

people like to cite how clean and safe Davao is because of Duterte.

On the other hand, despite varied views about the present Duterte’s

administration, identifying the best programs and policies is really difficult. In this

regard, the public opinions of the people towards government policies and

programs has impact on its implementation. Furthermore, to identify these

opinions, the researcher venture on a descriptive survey on opinion of

employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Sultan Kudarat 1 st

District Engineering Office towards government programs and policies of

President Duterte’s administration for the fiscal year 2018. This motivated the

researcher to conduct this survey study.

Statement of the Problem

In response to this problem, this study proposes to investigate several

opinions of the employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways,

Sultan Kudarat 1st District Engineering Office towards government programs and

policies of President Duterte’s administration for the fiscal year 2018.

Specifically, this study sought to identify the following:

1. Respondents’ personal information in terms of;

a. gender,
b. age,
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c. civil status,
d. know how to read,
e. educational attainment, and
f. occupation.
2. Respondents’ concepts about current government program in terms of;

a. primary source of information,

b. awareness of government programs and policies,

c. rank of the government programs being the best solution to Filipino,

d. opinion on anti-political dynasty bill,

e. opinion on constitutional change,

g. opinion on “Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok program”

h. where do residents usually ask for help if serious problems occur,

i. concept in government observed by government offices at present, and

j. overall rating in the performance of President Duterte’s administration.

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METHODOLOGY

This section presents the methodology of the study. It includes the

research design, locale of the study, research instrument, respondents of the

study, data gathering procedure, and statistical treatment of data.

Research Design

This study used the descriptive survey method. It determined the

respondents’ personal information and their perceptions about the government

policies and programs. The above research design is most appropriate to use.

Locale of the Study

This study was conducted at the Department of Public Works and

Highways, Sultan Kudarat 1st Engineering Office, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. The

total population of the employees of the Department were 174.

Respondents of the Study

The respondents of this study were the one hundred (100) employees of

the Department of Public Works and Highways, Sultan Kudarat 1 st Engineering

Office. The respondents of this study were chosen randomly using lottery.
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Research Instrument

The research instrument used was the survey questionnaire. The

research instrument was formulated by the researcher adviser. The research

instrument was a questionnaire used to identify the respondents’ personal

information and their concepts on Government policies and programs.

Data Gathering Procedures

Before the researcher conducted the study, the researcher prepared a

letter asking permission from the District Engineer of the Department of Public

Works and Highways, Sultan Kudarat 1st Engineering Office. Upon the approval

of the letter, the researcher looked for the respondents who were one hundred

(100) employees of the Department. Subsequently, the researcher was then

introduced this study to the respondents. The researcher administered the

copies of the questionnaires.

After they were completed, the needed data from the respondents were

tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. Then, the final manuscript was prepared.

Statistical Treatment and Data Analysis

The data were gathered, tallied, analyzed, and interpreted with the use of

descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, and the mean.

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter discussed the analysis and improvement of data gathered

from the respondents of the employees of the Department of Public Works and

Highways, Sultan Kudarat 1st Engineering Office. This includes data on

respondents’ personal information and concept about the current government

programs and policies. The collected data were recorded in a tabular format for

statistical analysis.

I. Respondents’ Personal Information

Respondents’ Gender
Table 1 presents data on the respondents’ gender. This include frequency

and percentage distribution.

Table 1
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Gender.
Gender Frequency Percentage %
Male 56 56.0
Female 44 44.0
Total 100

As reflected on Table 1, out of 100 respondents, 56 or 56.0 percent are

males. This means that majority of the respondents are male. In addition, 44 or

44.0 percent of the respondents are female.

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Respondents’ Age
Table 2 presents data on the respondents’ age. This include the

frequency, percentage and description distribution.

Table 2
Frequency, Percentage and Description Distribution of Respondents’ Age.
Range of age Frequency Percentage % Description
56 and above 6 6.0 Senior
35 - 55 43 43.0 Adult
18 – 34 51 51.0 Young Adult
18 and below 0 0.0 Youth
Total 100

Table 2 shows that out of 100 respondents 51 or 51.0 percent is within

18-34 described as young adult. 43 or 43.0 percent is within 35-55 described as

adult. 6 or 6.0 percent is within 56 and above described as senior and there is

no percent is within 18 and below as youth. This shows the majority of the age

described as young adult with the 51 respondents followed by the adult 43

respondents then 56 and above 6 respondents and 0 respondent for youth.

Respondents’ Civil Status

Table 3 presents data on the civil status. This include the frequency and

percentage distribution.
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Table 3
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Civil Status.
Civil Status Frequency Percentage %
Single 39 39.0
Married 59 59.0
Separated/Divorced 2 2.0
Widow/widower 0 0.0
Total 100

As gleaned in Table 3, 59 or 59.0 percent of the respondents’ civil status

are married. This means that majority of the respondents are married. 39 or 39.0

percent of the respondents are single. There are 2 or 2.0 percent of the

respondents that are separated or divorced. Moreover, 0 or 0.0 percent of the

respondents are widow or widower.

Respondents Who Know How to Read

Table 4 presents data on the respondents who know how to read. This

include the frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 4
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents
Who Know How to Read

Know How to Read Frequency Percentage %

Yes 100 100.0
No 0 0.0
Total 100

As revealed in Table 4, out of 100 respondents, 100 or 100.0 percent of

them know how to read. This means that all of the respondents are literate and
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know how to read. Furthermore, 0 or 0.0 percent of the respondents don’t know

how to read.

Respondents’ Educational Attainment

Table 5 presents data on the respondents’ educational attainment. This

include the frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 5
Frequency and Percentage distribution of respondents’
Educational Attainment

Educational Achievement Frequency Percentage %

No Schooling 0 0.0
Attended Madrasah 0 0.0
Attended Primary School 0 0.0
Completed Primary School 0 0.0
Attended Elementary school 0 0.0
Completed Elementary 0 0.0
school
Attended High School 0 0.0
Completed High School 2 2.0
Vocational Diploma 4 4.0
Attended College 1 1.0
College/University Graduate 62 62.0
Graduates studies 31 31.0
Total 100

As shown in Table 5, out of 100 respondents, 1 or 1.0 percent of the

respondents attended college. This means that they studied college level as their

educational attainment.

In addition, 2 or 2.0 percent of the respondents completed high school.

There are 4 or 4.0 percent of the respondents who finished their vocational
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diploma. 62 or 62.0 percent of the respondents are college students or university

graduate. 31 or 3.0 percent of the respondents attended graduated studies.

Respondents’ Occupation
Table 6 presents data on the respondents’ occupation. This include the

frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 6
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Occupation
Occupation Frequency Percentage %
Government Employee 100 100.0
Private Employee 0 0.0
Professional 0 0.0
Business/Self-employee 0 0.0
Agricultural worker (Farming) 0 0.0
Fisher folk (Fishing) 0 0.0
Religious leader (Muslim) 0 0.0
Retired 0 0.0
House keeping 0 0.0
Student/Looking for work 0 0.0
Total 100

Since Department of Public Works and Highways is a government

agency, as gleaned in Table 6, out of 100 respondents, 100 or 100.0 percent of

the respondents are government employees.

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II. Concept About Current Government Programs

Respondents’ Primary Source of Information

Table 7 presents data on the respondents’ primary source of information.

This include the frequency and percentage distribution. As reflected in Table 7,

out of 100 respondents, 2 or 2.0 percent of the respondents’ primary source is

Radio. 10 or 10.0 percent of the respondents get information from Family

Member/Friends/Community. 42 or 42.0 percent of the respondents get

information from television.

Table 7
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Primary
Source of Information

Primary Source of Frequency Percentage %

Information
Radio 2 2.0
Television 46 46.0
Newspaper/Magazine 0 0.0
Family Member
/Friends/Community 10 10.0
Barangay Pulong-pulong 0 0.0
Mosque 0 0.0
NGO 0 0.0
Police 0 0.0
Discussion 0 0.0
Others: Internet 42 42.0
Total 100 100%

And so, 46 or 46.0 percent of the respondents obtain information through

Internet.
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Respondents’ Awareness on Government Programs/Policies.

Table 8
Frequency Distribution of Respondents’ Awareness on Government
Programs/Policies.
Government Programs/Policies Frequency
Fight Against Drugs 94
Anti-Corruption Campaign 60
Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok 55
Anti-Political Dynasty 25
Anti-terrorism 65
Federalism 45
Bangsamoro basic law 30
Constitutional change 31
Tax reform bill 40
4Ps 85

Table 8 illustrates the frequency distribution of respondents’ awareness

on government programs/policies. It shows that 94 of the respondents are

aware of the Fight against Drugs program of the government, followed by 4Ps

that that 85 of the respondents said that they are aware of it. Then, 65

respondents are aware of the Anti-terrorism efforts of the government. 60 of

them is aware of the Anti-Corruption policies of the government. 55 respondents

know about the Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok Program but it’s more on anti-

smoking campaign of the current administration.

45 respondents has knowledge about the shift from Democratic to

Federal Government hence the Federalism. The advent of the TRAIN Law

makes 40 respondents aware of the Tax Reform Bill. 31 of them knows about

Constitutional Change while 30 of them said that they are aware of the
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Bangsamoro Organic Law formerly known as Bangsamoro Basic Law or BBL.

Lastly, a mere 25 respondents claimed that they have knowledge about Anti-

Political Dynasty.

Government Programs/Policies as Ranked by the Respondents

Table 9
Frequency, Weighted Mean and Description Distribution of Government
Programs/Policies Being the Best Answer to Filipino as Ranked
by the Respondents

T
R
Government Frequency O
Weighted A
Programs/ T
Mean N
Policies A
K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 L
Fight Against
56 18 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 100 241 2.41 1
Drugs
Anti-Corruption
37 15 6 10 8 6 7 5 3 3 100 347 3.47 3
Campaign
Tanggal Usok,
33 14 9 8 5 7 7 9 6 2 100 382 3.82 5
Tanggal Bulok
Anti-Political
19 11 8 10 8 9 10 10 9 6 100 490 4.9 9
Dynasty
Anti- Terrorism 40 7 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 100 381 3.81 4
Federalism 29 6 9 14 6 8 8 7 3 10 100 441 4.41 7
Bangsamoro
22 11 13 9 8 8 11 4 7 7 100 449 4.49 8
Basic Law
Constitutional
24 6 5 7 13 9 8 10 12 6 100 502 5.02 10
Change
Tax Reform Bill 27 5 17 9 13 9 3 6 6 5 100 416 4.16 6
4Ps 45 10 11 8 4 2 5 6 3 6 100 332 3.32 2
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Table 9 shows the government programs and policies as ranked by the

respondents including the frequency, weighted mean, and description

distribution.

The revealed that the best answer to Filipino programs is the Fight or war

against drug having weighted mean of 2.41. Government’s 4Ps got the Rank 2

or has a weighted mean of 3.32. Anti-Corruption Campaign garnered a weighted

mean of 3.47 or Rank 3. Anti- Terrorism Campaign followed as Rank 4 with

weighted mean of 3.81. Rank 5 was the Tanggal Usok, Tanggal Bulok with a

weighted mean of 3.82. It was followed by Tax Reform Bill as Rank 6 with a

weighted mean of 4.16. On Rank 7 was the Federalism with weighted mean of

4.41. Bangsamoro Basic Law falls on the rank 8 with a weighted mean of 4.49.

Anti-Political Dynasty and Constitutional Change were on the 9th and 10th rank

with the weighted mean of 4.9 and 5.02 respectively.

Respondents’ Response on Proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill

Table 10
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Response on
Proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Bill
Response Frequency Percentage %
Yes 75 75.0
No 23 23.0
Don’t Know 2 2.0
Total 100 100.0%

Table 10 presents data on the respondents’ response on proposed anti-

political dynasty bill. This includes the frequency and percentage distribution.
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The respondents were asked on their response on the proposed Anti-

Political Dynasty Bill. On the table 10, illustrates that 75 or 75 percent of the total

number of respondents said YES. They said that they are in favor of the anti-

political dynasty bill to minimize the ruling of one family in political system in the

community and minimize the corruption that in the government. On the other

hand, 23 or 23.00% said they are not in favor of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill,

they said this is not the answer to the problem of our country. Lastly, only 2 or

2.00% of the total number of respondents said they Don’t Know because they

are still weighing their preference.

Respondents’ Response on Constitutional Change

Table 11 presents data on the respondents’ response on constitutional

change. This includes the frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 11
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Response on
Constitutional Change
Response Frequency Percentage %
Yes 44 44.0
No 42 42.0
Don’t Know 14 14.0
Total 100 100.0%

Table 11 presents the response on the Constitutional Change. It also

includes frequency and percentage distribution. It illustrates that 44 or 44.0% of

the total number of respondents said YES that means they are in favor of
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constitutional change. The 42 or 42.00% of the total number of respondents said

NO and 14 or 14.00% of the total number said they DON’T KNOW.

Respondents’ Response on Tanggal Bulok Tanggal Usok Program

Table 12 presents data on the respondents’ response on Tanggal Bulok

Usok Program. This includes the frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 12
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents on Tanggal
Bulok Tanggal Usok Program

Response Frequency Percentage %

Yes 75 75.0
No 23 23.0
Don’t Know 2 2.0
Total 100 100.0%

Table 12 shows that the respondents were asked of if they are in favor of

the Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok Program of the government. 75 or 75.00% of

the respondents said YES they are in favor of the program to protect the mother

earth and in support to the clean air act. This program would also to help

minimize or eliminate the climate change while on the other hand, 23 or 23.00%

of the total number of beneficiaries said NO. They said that this program is

ineffective since they most of the motorist or people with vehicle will not be

cooperative and will not participate to this program.

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Where Do Respondents Usually Ask for Help if Serious Problems Occur

Table 13 presents data on where do respondents usually ask for help if

serious problems occur. This includes the frequency and percentage distribution.

Table 13
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Where Do Residents
Usually Ask for Help

Person Involved Frequency Percentage %

Relative/friend 34 34.0
Barangay Chairman/official 8 8.0
Mayor 2 2.0
Head of office 54 54.0
Religious leaders 2 2.0
Total 100 100.0%

The table shows the respondents answered the question on Where Do

Respondents Usually for Help that also includes the frequency and percentage

distribution. This illustrates that 54 or 54.00% of the total number of respondents

seek the help of Head of Office. Second is 34 or 34.00% of the respondents said

that they rely on their relatives if there encountered serious problems. Third, 8

or 8.00% went to their Barangay Chairman or Barangay Officials to ask for help.

Tying on the 4th and 5th places are the Mayor and religious leaders with 2% each.
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Respondents’ Concept in Governance Observed by Local Officials in

your Area

Table 14 presents data on the respondents’ concept in governance

observed by local officials in your area. This includes the frequency and

percentage distribution.

Table 14
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Respondents’ Concept in
Governance Observed by Local Officials in Your Area.
Concept Frequency Percentage %
Accountability 24 24.0
Transparency 38 38.0
Rule of law 13 13.0
Participation 15 15.0
Accessibility of Government 10 10
Services
Total 100 100.0%

Table 14 presents the Concept in governance observed by the office at

present. As the result of the survey shows, 38 or 38.0% of the respondents said

that the present concept in governance is focus on Transparency, to ensure

good governance through good management records and especially on financial

monitoring system of the government. 24 or 24.00% said the government

observed accountability as a government concept. Accountability to ensure that

effectiveness and efficient of the government program vis a vis with the capability

and capacity of the government officials in providing value to the money through

appropriate and responsive intervention with the needs of the community. And

the Third one which has 15.00% approval from the respondents is the
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participation as a concept in governance. This means that recognized the

involvement and contribution of the people in the community and it influence on

their decision making process. The rule of law comes fourth with 13.00% and

Accessibility to Government Services with 10.00% comes as less and least

favored concepts from the respondents.

Respondents’ Overall Rating in the Performance of President Duterte

Table 15
Frequency, Percentage and Description Distribution of Respondents’ Overall
Rating in the Performance of President Duterte
Range of Rating Frequency Percentage % Description
91 – 100 28 28.0 Outstanding
81 – 90 65 65.0 Very Satisfactory
71 – 80 4 4.0 Satisfactory
61 – 70 3 3.0 Fairly satisfactory
Below 60 0 0.0 Poor
Total 100 100.0%

The table 15 illustrates the Overall rating in the Performance of President

Duterte where, 65 or 65.00% of the respondents said that the performance of

President Duterte is very satisfactory or his rating ranges from 81-90. 28 or

28.00% of the respondents rated the president as outstanding with a rating

ranging from 91-100. Only 4.00% rated him satisfactory and 3.00% fairly

satisfactory. In respondents view, no one rated the president’s performance as

poor.
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Summary of Findings

The following are the results of the study:

1. The results show that majority of the respondents are male within the

range of age of 18-34 described as Young Adult. Most of them are single. All of

the respondents know how to read and most of have attended or has completed

their education. They do have source of income and they are all government

employees.

2. The respondents’ primary source of information is television. They are

aware of government programs and policies. Fight against drugs obtained rank

1 as being the best solution to Filipino programs. Majority of the respondents

are in favor of Anti-political dynasty bill, Constitutional change and Tanggal

bulok, Tanggal usok program.

In addition, residents usually ask for help in the Head of Office if the

serious problem occurs. Most of the respondents observed the concept of

governance applied by the government offices is the transparency. Moreover,

with the overall rating of the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte, they give

a very satisfactory rating since they are satisfied of the programs and policies

that our current administration is implementing.

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Conclusion

Based on the findings of the study, it is generally concluded that the

opinion employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Sultan

Kudarat 1st District Engineering Office towards government program/policies is

good. It has a positive impact to the community.

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References

Cecilia Brainard (2017). “What Filipinos Think of Philippine President Duterte”.

December 06, 2017

Ricardo S. Lazo (2011). “Principles and Practices of Public Administration in the

Philippines” 1st Edition

Sapia Moalam Abdulrachman. “Social Research Book”