Uniforms in Public Schools

This book provides an antidote to the ungrounded, anecdotal components that define the contemporary conversation regarding policies of standardized dress in American K-12 districts and schools. The contributing authors draw upon years of educational teaching and administrative experience and research directed at objectively and empirically understanding the issue of school uniform policies at two focal levels of schooling: elementary and middle.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Evaluating Public School Uniforms-A Decade of Research Part 2 Part I: School Uniforms in Elementary Schools Chapter 3 1. The Influence of a Mandatory School Uniform Policy in a Rural and an Urban School District Chapter 4 2. Studying Public Elementary School Uniform Policies With Small Samples: Promises and Perils From Rural Pennsylvania Part 5 Part 2: School Uniforms in Middle Schools Chapter 6 3. Effects of Mandated School Uniforms on Student Attendance, Discipline Referrals, and Classroom Environment Chapter 7 4. School Uniforms in Middle Schools: Enhancing Identity and Security Chapter 8 5. Student Uniforms and School Climate: The Urban Middle School Teacher's Perception Part 9 Part 3: School Uniforms: Critical and Comparative Processes Chapter 10 6. School Dress Codes and Uniforms: Perspectives on Wearing Uniforms in Korea and the United States Chapter 11 7. The Implementation and Impact of Mandatory School Uniforms in Long Beach, California Chapter 12 Postscript: Looking Back, Looking Ahead-On the Future of Educational Research and Training