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The school uniform movement and what it tells us about American education : a symbolic crusade
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The school uniform movement and what it tells us about American education : a symbolic crusade

Author: David L Brunsma
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2004.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David L Brunsma
ISBN: 157886125X 9781578861255
OCLC Number: 53951257
Description: xxxvii, 263 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. Dress codes and school uniforms : past, present, and future -- A brief history of school uniforms and dress codes -- England : class, schooling, and school uniforms -- The rise of public schooling and student dress -- Baby boomers, the student movement, free speech, and dress -- The tide is turned : from D.C. to Long Beach -- The making of a national "reform' effort -- The contours of anti-uniform and pro-uniform discourse -- 2. A review of the literature : from anecdotes to research and back again -- Introduction -- Anecdotes are not antidotes : the pros and cons of school uniforms -- The research : pieces of the puzzle -- Where do we go from here? -- 3. The law and student clothing (Todd A. DeMitchell) -- Freedom of speech -- Litigation over dress codes -- Uniforms and the constitution -- Uniforms and dress codes -- 4. To uniform or not to uniform? : empirical antecedents to policy formation and adoption -- Introduction -- Descriptive data : uniform policies in the United States -- Why uniforms? Why not? : anecdotal reasons given for the implementation of uniform policies -- Empirical correlates to policy adoption in public schools -- From idea to practice : protocol, promises, pitfalls, and perils -- From practice to the compost heap -- Discussion : to uniform or not to uniform? : is that the question? -- 5. The effects of school uniforms and dress codes on educational processes and outcomes -- Introduction -- Uniforms and school climate variables -- Uniforms and academic achievement -- Uniforms and attendance -- The BIG question : uniforms versus dress codes -- Is it too early to tell? : prospects of the longevity of uniform policies -- Summary -- 6. The effects of school uniforms and dress codes on behavioral and social processes and outcomes -- Introduction -- Uniforms and self-esteem/self-concept -- Uniforms and measures of loci of control -- Uniforms, behavioral problems, and substance use, and attendance -- Summary -- 7. A symbolic crusade : the school uniform movement and what it tells us about American education -- Introduction -- What have we learned? -- Panacea or serious reform effort? : on the incompetence of the school uniform movement -- Behind the symbol, behind the crusade : intentions and fears -- Conclusion : what works? -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Means, standard deviations, ranges, and coding of variables -- Appendix B. President Clinton's State of the Union Address (delivered version).
Responsibility: David L. Brunsma.
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