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dc.contributor.advisorIkpa, Vivian W.
dc.creatorMcGloin, Alexis Marie
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-27T15:27:49Z
dc.date.available2020-10-27T15:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.other864884760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/1883
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.format.extent103 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofTheses and Dissertations
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dc.subjectEducation, Administration
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectElementary
dc.subjectSchool
dc.subjectUniforms
dc.titleThe effects of school uniforms on school climate in elementary school
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, James Earl, 1960-
dc.contributor.committeememberDuCette, Joseph P.
dc.contributor.committeememberSanford-DeShields, Jayminn
dc.description.departmentEducational Administration
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/1865
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