TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Title Page

Abstract

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

CHAPTER

I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1
Background of the Study.......................................................................................1
Statement of the Problem......................................................................................2
Significance of the Study.......................................................................................3
Scope and Delimitation.........................................................................................3

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Literature Review.................................................................................................5
SSG as the “Supreme” Student Organization............................................5
The Concept of Student Leadership..........................................................7
Voting Behavior and Political Engagement.............................................9

Operational Definition of Terms...........................................................................13

III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...............................................................................15

Research Design....................................................................................................15
Population and Sampling.......................................................................................15
Instrument of the Study.........................................................................................16
Data Gathering Procedure.....................................................................................16
Ethical Consideration............................................................................................17
Plan for Data Analysis...........................................................................................17
Time Frame...........................................................................................................18

IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, and INTERPRETATION OF DATA...................20

Themes..................................................................................................................20
Students’ Perception about the Supreme Student Government (SSG)...........20
Roles and Importance of SSG in our School..................................................20
Observation and Perception of Students about SSG Elections......................21
The Importance of SSG elections, the Elections as an
Avenue to Identify the Candidates.................................................................21
Factors that Students Always Consider in Electing their Officers.................22
Importance of the Factors that they Considered.............................................22
 Selecting the Most Qualified Candidate for the Position...............................23

V. SUMMARYOF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, and

RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................................25
Summary................................................................................................................27
Conclusions............................................................................................................28
Recommendations..................................................................................................28
REFERENCES......................................................................................................30
APPENDICES.......................................................................................................32