Instinctive Randomization Behavior: A Grounded Theory on Students Behavior in Waste Segregation and Disposal in Liceo de Cagayan University

This study investigated the behavior of students of College of Arts and Sciences in Liceo de Cagayan University. The study attempted to generate a theory of the students’ behavior when they segregate and dispose waste. Specifically, the study tried to find out the following: What happens when students engage in segregation and disposal of waste? What is the main concern of the students when they segregate and dispose waste? How did the students resolve the main concern when they do segregation and disposal of waste? Theoretically, what is the behavior of the students when they do segregation and proper disposal of waste? The Glaserian Grounded Theory Methodology and Methods were employed in the conduct of the research. Grounded Theory Methodology stresses the process of generating a theory that is grounded in the data. The methodology did not approach the study by using pre-established and preconceived theoretical frameworks as a guide. Theoretically, the behavior that the students demonstrated on their observance, application and practice of waste segregation and disposal were the following: occasionalizing, casualizing, submitting and volunteering behavior. In general, the behavior is described as instinctive randomization where the students manifest the instinctive randomization behavior when they segregate and dispose waste whether they are at home, in school or in the community. Randomization behavior is applied to students regardless of their age, sex, affiliations, and religion.

Keywords: Waste segregation, waste disposal, instinctive randomization behavior, Grounded Theory Methodology