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  1. Reviewing School Uniform through a Public Health Lens: Evidence about

    There is little evidence about how to reduce the cost barrier of uniforms for the poor; how different societal values are incorporated into uniform design (e.g., environmental protection and school/community tradition, or, given the impacts of uniform on health and access to education, whether any form of government regulation of upfront cost ...

  2. Full article: Perceptions of School Uniforms in Relation to

    Across the nation, school uniform policies are becoming increasingly popular. Between the years 2000 and 2014, the number of schools that had a school uniform policy increased from 12 percent to 20 percent (Musu-Gillette, Zhang, Wang, Zhang, & Oudekerk, Citation 2017).Continuing research on school uniforms may be particularly important for students in the middle grades as young adolescents are ...

  3. School uniforms: Do they really improve student achievement, behavior?

    Yeung, Ryan. Educational Policy, 2009, Vol. 23. doi: 10.1177/0895904808330170. Abstract: "One of the most common proposals put forth for reform of the American system of education is to require school uniforms. Proponents argue that uniforms can make schools safer and also improve school attendance and increase student achievement.

  4. (PDF) The effectiveness of school uniforms on students' academic

    Rowan University Rowan Digital Works heses and Dissertations 5-2-2007 he efectiveness of school uniforms on students' academic achievement and overall classroom behavior Bobbi Jo Adams Rowan University Follow this and additional works at: htp://rdw.rowan.edu/etd Part of the Educational Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Adams, Bobbi Jo, "he efectiveness of school uniforms on students ...

  5. Dressed for Success? The Effect of School Uniforms on Student

    Gentile, Elisabetta & Imberman, Scott A., 2012. "Dressed for success? The effect of school uniforms on student achievement and behavior," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71 (1), pages 1-17. citation courtesy of. In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates' latest findings through a range of free periodicals ...

  6. PDF School Uniforms

    Research Brief School Uniforms Question: What are the Pros and Cons of School Uniforms? Summary of Findings: Does clothing make the person or does the person make the clothing? How does what attire a student wears to school affect their academic achievement? In 1996, President Clinton cited examples of school violence

  7. School Uniforms and Student Behavior: Is There a Link?

    School Uniforms in Practice. One major consideration pro-school uniform groups cite is student safety. Past school uniform policies have been introduced as a way to equalize the school culture/setting to support students and reduce gang attire and activity, increase school safety, and decrease clothing theft (Daugherty, 2002; Kaiser, 1985; Stanley, 1996; Zernike, 2002).

  8. School uniforms and student behavior: is there a link?

    Introduction. Mandatory school uniform policies were first put in place nearly 30 years ago (Brown, 1998), with increased implementation from the 1990s onward (Han, 2010).In the 1995-1996 school year, only 3% of public schools in the U.S. required uniforms, which increased to 20% in 2011-2012 (Mitchell, 1996; National Center for Education Statistics, 2013).

  9. School Uniforms: A Critical Review of the Literature ...

    Abstract. 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 ...

  10. Student perceptions of school uniforms: a comparative study of students

    literature on school uniforms by comparing the perceptions held about school uniform use between students who wore school uniforms and those who did not. Recent high school graduates can offer insight into how students perceive the effectiveness of school uniforms at enhancing the educational process. Student dress is a

  11. (PDF) The School Uniform Policy from the Students ...

    Abstract. This quantitative research delved on knowing the students' perspective on the school's uniform policy in order to provide basis for policy improvement. A total of 355 students of Narra ...

  12. PDF Dressed for Success: Do School Uniforms Improve Student Behavior

    gap in the literature in this paper by studying uniform adoption in a large urban school district in the southwest (LUSD-SW). In the early 1990's schools in LUSD-SW began to require uniforms. Each school was permitted to decide on its own whether or not and when to adopt uniforms. Since our data covers time periods before and after uniform ...

  13. School Uniforms, Academic Achievement, and Uses of Research

    Sociologists David Brunsma and Kerry Rockquemore looked at the effect of uniforms on students in a 1998 paper pub lished in the Journal of Education [sic] Research and found. that uniforms actually had a negative effect on academic achievement. (Holmquist, 2000) 70 The Journal of Educational Research.

  14. Reviewing School Uniform through a Public Health Lens: Evidence about

    Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. This study uses a public health lens to review evidence about the impacts of wearing a ...

  15. The Impact of School Uniforms on School Climate

    According to Brennan (2005) uniforms impact the school climate positively. He worked in a school that was riddled with gang activity and academic deficiency until a uniform policy was adopted. He contended that the climate of the school improved due to the implementation of a school uniform policy.

  16. School uniforms: What does the research tell us?

    The impact of school uniforms on primary school student's physical activity at school: outcomes of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 18(1):17. Reidy J. 2021. Reviewing School Uniform through a Public Health Lens: Evidence about the Impacts of School Uniform on Education and Health. Public Health Rev. 42:1604212.

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  18. School uniform debate: Pros & cons with the latest findings

    The students in this video discuss the pros and cons of school uniforms. A University of Nevada, Reno, survey of 1,848 middle school students, published in 2022, revealed that 90 percent did not like wearing a uniform to school. Only 30 percent believed the uniforms "might reduce discipline issues, a mere 17 percent thought the uniform helped ...

  19. (PDF) School Uniforms Pros and Cons

    School uniforms do not silence the voices of the youth, it won't harm them. psychologically and it won't cause them to have any social issues in their adult lives. A uniform. policy may limit ...

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    Nonetheless, it appears that uniform may contribute to an environment that fosters academic achievement. Baumann and Kriskova [] examined information from the PISA study on student experience of discipline within the classroom environment (listening, noise level, quietening/settling, schoolwork, starting work).This study involved a very large sample of students from across the globe.

  21. School uniform study: College of Education researchers conduct study on

    Student opinions, discipline referrals and school police data studied skip to main content DAVIS FIRE UPDATE: Due to the Davis Fire, all in-person classes and non-essential operations at the Redfield campus have been canceled for Tuesday, Sept. 10 and Wednesday, Sept. 11.

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  23. School Uniforms Research Paper: What To Write In One?

    Most of the school uniform supporters believe that it helps to improve the educational results, that it is useful for the behavior and motivation of students who wear uniforms. Give your paper an outline. Your research paper should begin with the preparation of the layout. You need a plan that you will follow in preparing the paper.