Uniforms in the Middle School: Student Opinions, Discipline Data, and School Police Data

Autor/inn/en	Sanchez, Jafeth E.; Yoxsimer, Andrew; Hill, George C.
Titel	Uniforms in the Middle School: Student Opinions, Discipline Data, and School Police Data
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 11 (2012) 4, S.345-356 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2012.706873
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Student Attitudes; School Uniforms; Dress Codes; Attitude Measures; Grade 7; Grade 8; Early Adolescents; Public Schools; School Policy; Student Behavior; Educational Environment; Juvenile Gangs; Bullying; School Safety; Self Esteem; Behavior Problems; Discipline; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; School uniform; Schulkleidung; Kleiderordnung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulpolitik; Student behaviour; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Jugendbande; Mobbing; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Disziplin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	This study investigated public middle school students' opinions on the benefits of wearing a school uniform. A review of related literature is provided along with results of the opinions obtained from 604 seventh- and eighth-grade middle school students attending a public school in Nevada that had recently initiated a school uniform policy. Improvements in discipline data and school police data were also examined. Results highlighted the perceived benefits (i.e., decreases in discipline, gang involvement, and bullying and increases in safety, ease of going to school, confidence, and self-esteem) of wearing a uniform to school, as reported by students through a survey instrument. The results focus on gender, grade level, and racial/ethnic differences in students' responses. Few significant differences were found. One benefit was found between genders, six benefits between grade levels, and three benefits related to racial/ethnic groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10