Environmental perception of students about the use of plastic bags

Authors

  • Danilo Aparecido Alves Graduado em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Graduando em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Endereço Postal: Av. Pedro Pedrossian, 725, Bairro Universitário, Paranaíba - MS. E-mail: alvesedanilo@gmail.com
  • Geraldino Carneiro de Araújo UFMS/CPAR Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE). Mestre em Agronegócio pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Graduado em Administração pelas Faculdades Integradas Rui Barbosa (FIRB). Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/desenv.v7i1.3548

Keywords:

Plastic bags, environmental perception, environmental awareness

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the perception of future administrators (students) about the plastic bags considering the environmental issue. This work has as theoretical contextualization the problem of plastic bags in relation to the environment. The methodology is characterized as an exploratory and descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, using the focal group technique. The data were treated by content analysis.In the face of the analysis of the data, the environmental conscience was not evidenced. There was evidence of knowledge about the implications of plastic bags, as well as perceptions that the university promoted discussions about the subject in favor of behavior change. Despite the group have a level of knowledge, it was not noticed skills and attitudes to mitigate the plastic bags problems.

Author Biographies

Danilo Aparecido Alves, Graduado em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Graduando em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Endereço Postal: Av. Pedro Pedrossian, 725, Bairro Universitário, Paranaíba - MS. E-mail: alvesedanilo@gmail.com

Bacharel em Administração (UFMS/CPAR)

Geraldino Carneiro de Araújo, UFMS/CPAR Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE). Mestre em Agronegócio pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Graduado em Administração pelas Faculdades Integradas Rui Barbosa (FIRB). Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).

Administrador, Mestre em Agronegócios (UFMS), Doutor em Administração (UNINOVE) e docente na UFMS/CPAR

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Published

2018-03-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2018)

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