Yeşil İşlerde Çalışan Mavi Yakalı İşgörenlerin Sürdürülebilirlik Farkındalıklarının İncelenmesi

Year 2023, , 24 - 38, 28.07.2023

Öznur Bozkurt

https://doi.org/10.57205/yenifikirjournal.1309232

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Bu araştırma sürdürülebilirlik faaliyetlerinin temelini oluşturan farkındalıkla ilgili olarak yapılmıştır. Sürdürülebilirlik farkındalığını bireysel düzeyde ele alan bu çalışma, yeşil işlerde çalışan mavi yakalı çalışanların konu ile ilgili farkındalıklarını değerlendirmek üzere yapılmıştır. Yeşil işlerden biri olan ve geri dönüşüm süreçlerini etkin kullanarak atık malzemenin üretime yeniden katılmasını sağlayan işletmelerin mavi yakalı olarak tabir edilen, üretim işçileri araştırmanın örneklemi oluşturmuştur. Nicel veriye dayalı olarak yapılan araştırmada yüz yüze toplanan anketler SPSS24 programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda örneklem içinde yer alan katılımcıların sürdürülebilirlik farkındalıklarına yönelik genel algılarının orta derecede olduğu görülmüştür. Sürdürülebilirlik farkındalığının incelendiği üç alt boyuttan en düşük eğilim davranış boyutunda ortaya çıkmıştır. Bilgi boyutu ise en yüksek eğilime sahip değişken olmuştur. Sürdürülebilirlik farkındalığının diğer alt boyutu olan çevresel farkındalık ise orta dereceli bir eğilimin olduğu değişkendir. Araştırmaya katılanların gelirine, eğitim seviyesine, medeni durumuna, çocuk sahibi olma durumuna ve yaşına göre de sürdürülebilirlik farkındalıkları farklılık göstermektedir. Genel olarak değerlendirildiğinde, araştırmaya katılanların sürdürülebilirlik ile ilgili orta dereceli bilgi ve farkındalıkları bulunmakla birlikte, bunun davranışa yansıması noktasında düşük bir eğilim söz konusudur.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilirlik farkındalığı, Bilgi, davranış, Çevresel farkındalık, Sürdürülebilirlik farkındalığı ölçeği

Investigation of Sustainability Awareness of Blue Collar Employees Working in Green Jobs

Abstract

This research was carried out in relation to the awareness that forms the basis of sustainability activities.. This study, which deals with sustainability awareness at an individual level, was conducted to evaluate the awareness of blue-collar employees working in green jobs. The sample of the research consists of production workers, which are called blue-collar workers. These employees work in enterprises that are one of the green jobs and where recycling works are carried out. These enterprises ensure that the waste material is included in the re-production by using the recycling processes effectively. In the research based on quantitative data, face-to-face surveys were analyzed with the SPSS24 program.
As a result of the research, it was seen that the general perceptions of the participants towards sustainability awareness were moderate. The lowest tendency among the three sub-dimensions of sustainability awareness was found in the behavior dimension. The knowledge dimension was the variable with the highest tendency. Environmental awareness, which is the other sub-dimension of sustainability awareness, is a variable with a moderate tendency. Sustainability awareness differs according to the income, education level, marital status, having a child and age of the participants. When evaluated in general, the participants of the study have moderate knowledge and awareness about sustainability, but there is a low tendency to reflect this on behavior.

Keywords

Sustainability awareness, Knowledge, Behavior, Environmental awareness, Sustainability awareness scale

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