CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction
In this chapter, I will discuss about the methodology used in this research to collect data for the challenges in achieving equity and equality in education. It consists of research design, sample and instruments use to collect data needed to complete the research. The data is very important for the researcher to analyze the result to measure the validity and reliability of the research.
3.1 Research Design
This study is to determine the challenges in achieving equity and equality in education. Furthermore, this research will utilize quantitative approach in order to answer the all the research questions regarding the level of equity focus has been integrated in programmes design and implementation that contributed to achieve results, challenges faced and barriers in applying equity focus and bes approaches of equity focus can be more effectively used and applied in policy and programme development. It involves 60 respondents in school.
3.2 Instrumentation
The instrument that will be used in this research is questionnaire for the participants.
3.3 Population
The population of this study are teachers in Selangor. The teachers are coming from different backgrounds of teaching and years of experience.
3.4 Sample
The samples for this study are among teachers in Selangor. There are 60 teachers will be selected as representatives for the whole population. The reason the researcher choose teachers because they have the characteristics that the researcher wants in this research. Moreover, the participants that involve must have willingness and communicate effectively with the researcher.
3.5 Data Collection
The data collection begins when researcher identified the instrument that will be conducted for the study. The researcher will apply the permission from the Faculty of Education and the school in Puncak Alam to do the research. The researcher will distribute the questionnaire to 60 teachers in the school. Their perspective on this toll will be used for data analysis. Lastly, the data will be collected and will be analysed in the research.
3.6  Data Analysis Procedure
SPSS will be used for statistical analysis. Inferential measurement will be used in this research. Alpha was set at 0.05 for all comparisons.
3.7 Conclusion

This chapter has discussed the detailed information of the research methodology that was employed in the data collecting process. It covered the procedures on how the research answered the research question and thus achieving its objectives, which were to see the challenges in achieving equity and equality in education.

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