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Public School UniformsEffect on Perceptions of Gang Presence, School Climate, and Student Self-PerceptionsArizona State University, kathleen.kiley{at}asu.edu
Arizona State University, Mary.Stafford{at}asu.edu This study attempts to clarify the relationships between public school uniforms and some of their intended results: student self-worth and student and staff perceptions of gang presence and school climate. The instruments used in the study included a questionnaire on gang presence and identity, the National Association of School Principals Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments, and the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Children. Participants consisted of 415 urban public middle school students and 83 teachers. Findings indicate that, although perceptions did not vary for students across uniform policy, teachers from schools with uniform policies perceived lower levels of gang presence. Although the effect size was small, students from schools without uniforms reported higher self-perception scores than students from schools with uniform policies. Student and teacher perceptions of school climate did not vary across uniform policy.
Key Words: public school uniforms • gangs • school climate • self-perception
Education and Urban Society, Vol. 35, No. 4,
399-420 (2003) This article has been cited by other articles:
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