THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NON-CATHOLIC STUDENTS IN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS IN DAVAO CITY

Introduction

Comments: 1) The problematic situation is not clearly articulated.

2) Discuss on the issue

3) Transfer this to related literature

Comments: 1) Positive attributes of catholic schools not the negative practices.

2) Limit the idea taken from Colyer (2017)

3) specify “growing number”

Comments: 1) Make this the first paragraph

2) Support personal experiences with initial interviews and observations

3) Emphasize “most noteworthy” response when including significant statement

Comments: 1) Mention the areas which have been already covered through inclusion of current studies
on the subject. Use proper citation of such studies.

Comments: 1) Specify plan for dissemination

SUGGESTIONS:

1. Contextualize introduction into Philippine setting. E.g. Since the establishment of Catholic
schools, it is envisioned to propagate the faith
 2. What makes Catholic schools established institutions e.g. their years of existence in the area
and the availability of professors?
3. However, these reputations come with certain “strict and restrictive” policies that is
common among these Catholic schools to make Catholic faith strengthened
4. Despite these policies there is a growing number of non-Catholic students (Muslims,
Christians) who choose to pursue education on this institution (may include statistics of non-
Catholic students from the last 10 years) thus the need for the study.

Methodology

Comments: 1) Mixed Method Sequential Exploratory Research Design

2) Qualitative phase – IDI and FGD on lived experiences of non-catholic students in catholic

Schools

- administer “peer checking” for validity of the themes

3) Quantitative phase - respondents will cover all non-catholic students in catholic schools

- formulate survey questionnaire out of the themes that emerged

from the qualitative phase of the study

- Conduct factor analysis to achieve validity and reliability level of

the survey instrument
- Perform Structural Equation Modelling