ASSESSING THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE ON WASTE MANAGEMENT IN LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY CAVITE
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJMTSS.934001Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP), Waste ManagementAbstract
Waste management remains a critical concern in higher education institutions, particularly as universities are expected to promote sustainability through responsible environmental practices. Even though there is an increased literature on the subject of waste management in higher education, the majority of the research concentrates on the students, or the observations of one segment of the university community. Very little has been done to explore knowledge, attitudes and practices of waste management among the various stakeholder groups in one institutional environment. To fill this gap, this study evaluated and compared the knowledge, attitudes and practices revolving around waste management of undergraduate students, faculty members, canteen vendors, and janitors in the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Cavite. The paper particularly focused on four waste management dimensions that included solid waste, food waste, energy waste, and water waste. The quantitative research design applied was a descriptive-correlational and stratified random sampling was adopted to select 663 participants. The questionnaires were based on structured questionnaires that were conducted both on printed copies and online and analysed by descriptive statistics and inferential tests. The results revealed that the activities of most respondents were high in terms of their knowledge and attitudes towards waste management. But it was performed only frequently, which means that there was a lack of knowledge-practice consistency in their actions when it came to practicing sustainable behaviors. The statistical analysis also showed that there was a significant difference in knowledge, attitudes and practices among four dimensions of waste management. The results indicate that the knowledge and positive attitudes of the respondents are not always converted into consistent practice. The literature gap is that the study demonstrates a multi-stakeholder orientation of waste management practices within a higher education institution and has useful implications on designing more specific sustainability programs and institutional policies.
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