Perceptions of students in the learning process of sustainable development in graduate courses in administration and public and social administration

Abstract

This article analyzes the perception of students at the end of undergraduate courses in Administration and Social Public Administration with regard to Sustainable Development, choosing as a case study a class of the discipline “Social and Environmental Management in Companies” and a class of the discipline “Social and Environmental Management in Public and Social Organizations”, in the School of Administration, of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Through the qualitative methodology, data collection was performed in the form of questionnaire in the first semester of 2018 and was made the content analysis using the Nvivo12® software. In analyzing the responses of the students at the end of the course, there was a critical eye regarding sustainability both in the professional and personal. It is concluded that environmental education becomes increasingly important in the formation of professionals and critical citizens about the relationship between society and nature in Administration courses, changing attitudes and behavior in support of sustainable development.