Dress Codes Blues: An Exploration of Urban Students' Reactions to a Public High School Uniform Policy

Autor/in	DaCosta, Kneia
Titel	Dress Codes Blues: An Exploration of Urban Students' Reactions to a Public High School Uniform Policy
Quelle	In: Journal of Negro Education, 75 (2006) 1, S.49-59 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2984
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Urban Schools; School Uniforms; Dress Codes; High School Students; Public Schools; Student Attitudes; School Policy; Academic Achievement; Student Rights; Vocational Education; African American Students; Compliance (Psychology); Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School uniform; Schulkleidung; Kleiderordnung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schülerverhalten; Schulpolitik; Schulleistung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Student behaviour
Abstract	This qualitative investigation explores the responses of 22 U.S. urban public high school students when confronted with their newly imposed school uniform policy. Specifically, the study assessed students' appraisals of the policy along with compliance and academic performance. Guided by ecological human development perspectives and grounded in theory-based qualitative analysis, the study elucidated the themes that emerged in relevant student narratives. Findings indicated that the overwhelming majority of students were opposed to and non-compliant with the school uniform policy, and that these responses were unrelated to school performance. Students developed oppositional strategies designed to undermine the policy and to retain some semblance of freedom and dignity. Suggestions for further research and policy are provided. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Negro Education. Howard University, P.O. Box 311, Washington, DC 20059. Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: jne@howard.edu; Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10