Social behavior from the perspective of students in latin american universities

Abstract

Social Responsibility and the sustainable development goals is a field of research that has been discussed from an economic and social perspective, but few comparative studies exist to determine the level of knowledge that university students have about the subject. The objective of this study was to estimate the attribution of socially responsible behaviors of students from three universities in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, through an exploratory descriptive research design. An instrument composed of 40 items was applied to measure the knowledge and intentions of socially responsible behavior of students, using a stratified sample of 1802 individuals, statistically analyzed using the SPSS program, version 23.0. It was evident that the socially responsible behaviors of university students are very similar; although those in Mexico differ slightly in terms of this behavior. Yet, they all coincide in not being clear about the intention of their social behavior in spite of freely expressing their interest in the benefit of others. Among the most outstanding conclusions is the fact that, despite the fact that students show socially responsible behavior, educational institutions do not provide scenarios to enhance such behavior.