School uniforms and student behavior: is there a link?

Shepard, Michael; Gottfried, Michael A.

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.012

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“…In addition, a U.S. study including 6,320 children from a nationally representative sample who were followed from kindergarten entry through the end of fifth grade found that those who wore uniforms did not demonstrate better social behavior (i.e., social skills, internalizing, and externalizing behavior) (52). Relevant to note is that their findings were robust even across both public and private schools.…”

Section: Bullying and Discrimination Feelingsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents: The Cogni-Action Project

Cristi-Montero

Solis‐Urra

Sanchez-Martinez

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents according to traditional uniforms (TUs) and sports uniforms (SUs) worn at school, while simultaneously exploring the influence of the school vulnerability index.MethodsA total of 988 Chilean adolescents (52.6% boys) aged 10–14 years participated in this cross-sectional study. Academic achievement was evaluated by the average grade in maths, language, and science grades, while cognitive performance was assessed through eight cognitive tasks. TUs affecting physical activity, playtime, bullying, and discrimination were queried. Mixed model analyses were performed.ResultsNo differences were observed in academic achievement (TU: 5.4 ± 0.1 vs. SU: 5.5 ± 0.2, p = 0.785) or in cognitive performance (TU: 99.6 ± 0.8 vs. SU: 98.9 ± 1.8, p= 0.754) according to the school uniformtype. Moreover, 64.1 % of participants declared that wearing TU affects their physical activity (traditional uniforms: + 8 min and sports uniforms: + 20 min), and those who believed so spent more time playing than those who answered negatively (14.5 min, p = 0.012). Finally, adolescents wearing SU displayed a lower feeling of bullying and discrimination; this finding depended mainly on the school's vulnerability.ConclusionIt is concluded that wearing TU does not show an educational advantage at an academic and cognitive level that justifies its obligation. In addition, it could be suggested that schools consider adolescents' opinions in adopting a more comfortable uniform, such as the SU. This feasible and low-cost measure would help to increase adolescents' physical activity during the school day, and, contrary to belief, it would not be related to increased feelings of bullying and discrimination.

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Section: Bullying and Discrimination Feelingsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents: The Cogni-Action Project

Cristi-Montero

Solis‐Urra

Sanchez-Martinez

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…There is, of course, a wide and at-times heated debate about the advantages, disadvantages, cost-effectiveness of school uniforms for children and young people and, for our purposes, in Catholic schools (Ansari et al, 2021;Brunsma, 2004;Reidy, 2021). While there is limited space to engage with these debates and the area of Catholic school uniform is under researched, it is worth observing a number of points.…”

Section: School Uniformmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child poverty and the challenges for Catholic schools in the post-pandemic era

McKinney

2022

j. relig. educ.

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“…In the same line with this finding, many research studies have shown the effectiveness of wearing uniform in practicum classes, especially in teacher training institutions. For example, Ansari, Shepard, & Gottfried (2022) found that students would be likely to attend school better when wearing uniform. This indicates that uniform might have influence on student's behaviour.…”

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Character Education Design in Practicum Class of Students of Fine-Art Education

Hendri

2022

eqr

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Students of fine-art education may have developed in creative circumstances however, it is important to grow character enculturation. The study is aimed at designing character education for students of the fine-art education department. The study uses the descriptive research approach. Research data are obtained from interviews with lecturers and students of the practicum classes to get information on character education models. To identify the character types that are needed, questionnaires are dispersed to students. Data collection is also conducted by observation to find the design of character education for students during the practicum learning process. The objects of the study are character values for practicum learning for students of the fine-art department. Research findings show nine-character values that can be identified; namely honesty, discipline, hard work, creativity, independence, competitiveness, communicativeness, environmental concern, and responsibility. The character education process includes all activities in the practicum class from preparation (for practicum devices), making the art work, art work appreciation, wearing practicum attires, communication ethics, and use of learning facilities by lecturers and students.

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School uniforms and student behavior: is there a link?

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents: The Cogni-Action Project

Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents: The Cogni-Action Project

Child poverty and the challenges for Catholic schools in the post-pandemic era

Character Education Design in Practicum Class of Students of Fine-Art Education

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