Author: Lori L. RangaardPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Effects of School Uniforms on Student's Behavior, Attitude, and Academic Achievement
Author: Lori L. RangaardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Effects of School Uniforms on Student Perceptions of School Climate and Student Behavior
Author: Richard Kent MurrayPublisher:
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Category : School children's clothing
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
School Uniforms
Author: David L. BrunsmaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780873677455
Category : Dress codes
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The debate surrounding the effectiveness of school-uniform policies, as well as discussions concerning when and how to implement them, is rooted in anecdote. This review summarizes anecdotal literature on which the current debate is based and critically reviews the empirical literature, including theoretical underpinnings, findings, and suggestions. The anecdote-based literature relies on attitudes, personal experience, and hearsay, ignoring available research. Empirical literature includes small-scale studies of effects, such as case studies of schools that implemented mandatory school-uniform policies, and large-scale studies that compare nationally representative samples of students enrolled in schools implementing uniform policies with students enrolled in schools not implementing such policies on a variety of outcomes. Many methods used are flawed because different factors are not accounted for, such as design of uniform policies in different schools studies, and racial and socioeconomic status. Still, results of qualitative studies lay the groundwork for creating theories on uniform policy effectiveness and defining related issues requiring further research. These results will direct policymakers away from conjecture, emotion, anecdotes, and assumptions. One suggestion is that a uniform policy be part of a larger comprehensive plan that focuses on students' academic success. (Contains 31 endnotes, 14 references, and 18 resource Web sites.) (RT)
School Uniforms
Author: Jacobs W. HammondPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The research question addressed in this project was, what are the effects of school uniforms on schools, families and students? It documents interviews with St. Paul administrators in order to ascertain their perspectives on the consequences of uniforms. The key influence was the author's experience teaching at a uniformed school in New Zealand. Four administrators were interviewed, two who led schools which required students to wear uniforms and two who led schools which did not. The questionnaire utilized during the interview consisted of thirteen questions, targeting six themes commonly discussed in literature pertaining to school uniforms. These themes were: cost, class distinctions, student development, legality, school safety/behavior, and achievement.The author found a general agreement amongst participants that uniforms aided administrators by simplifying regulation of dress, negated gang clothing and improved academic focus in classrooms. Responses did not demonstrate a consensus that uniforms improved academic achievement or reduced division between students.
Opinions of Teachers and Students on the Effect of School Uniforms on School Climate and Student Behavior
Author: Ijen ChangEffects of School Uniforms on Self-esteem, Academic Achievement, and Attendance
Author: Nancy B. GregoryPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The School Uniform Movement and what it Tells Us about American Education
Author: David L. BrunsmaPublisher: R&L Education
ISBN: 9781578861255
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book represents the most thorough exposition on our present understanding of the impetuses, debates, legalities, and effectiveness of school uniform policies that have rapidly entered the discourse of school reform in the United States. In it, David Brunsma provides an antidote to the ungrounded, anecdotal components that define the contemporary conversation regarding policies of standardized dress in American K-12 districts and schools.
The Effects of School Uniforms on School Climate in Elementary School
Author: Alexis Marie McGloinPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
This research sought to explore the link between mandatory school uniforms and a positive school climate. Beginning in the late 1980's public schools implemented mandatory school uniforms policies in urban school districts. The trend gained momentum when President Clinton included school uniforms in his 1996 State of the Union Address. Directly following the speech was a publication by the United States Department of Education on school uniforms that was distributed to all school districts in the country. Often the primary reason for implementing school uniforms was gang violence. Other reason included increased school safety and decreases in violence. Further, proponents believed uniforms would increase academic achievement and improve school climate. Research on the effects of school uniforms is limited and conflicting. Most studies available to date were conducted in urban settings. However, school uniforms have infiltrated rural and suburban schools districts as well. Two school districts in suburban Eastern Pennsylvania participated in this study. One school district had a mandatory school uniform policy. The other did not. Using a school climate survey and school uniform questionnaire, students in grades 4-6 and elementary school teachers rated the school climate in their respective schools. School climate was rated on seven subscales on the student school climate survey and 10 subscales on the faculty school climate survey. A t-test was performed on the data set to determine the difference between sample means and a factor analysis was conducted on the student school climate survey. Further, three themes emerged from the short answer questions on the student uniform questionnaire. The results of the research found that there was not a statistically significant relationship between a mandatory school uniform policy and elementary school students' perceptions of school climate. Of the seven subscales, students who wore school uniforms rated their peer relationships higher than students without school uniforms. Additionally, they rated the required rigor higher. Students that did not wear school uniforms rated the teacher-student relationship higher. When responding to the open ended questions, three themes emerged. They were expression, atmosphere and family. In essence, students were not in favor of wearing uniforms and believed uniforms suppressed their freedom of expression. Teachers responded similarly. The results showed no statistically significant relationship between a mandatory school uniform policy and teacher perceptions of school climate. Only two subscales showed any significant difference between the two groups of teachers. They were teacher-administrator relationship and student achievement. In both respects, teachers in the district without uniforms responded more positively. The results of this study should be used when reviewing current policy or considering new policy on school uniforms.
The Impact of Uniforms on Students' Achievement and Attitudes Toward Academic Learning
Author: Annette Gaffney WarrenPublisher:
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Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Effects of School Uniforms on Self-seteem, Academic Achievement, and Attendance
Author: Nancy B. GregoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description