%0 Journal Article
%T A Mandatory Uniform Policy in Urban Schools: Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2003-04
%A Seunghee Han
%J International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership
%D 2010
%I Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Simon Fraser University, George Mason University
%X The main purpose of the study is to examine the relations between a mandatory school uniform policy and student problem behavior. The study is based on the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2003-04 data. Analyzing data from 421 urban schools, the study found that schools adopting a mandatory uniform policy are negatively associated with rates of student problem behaviors except at the high school level. As with other school safety initiatives, parental involvement at the elementary school level, and teacher training and community efforts at the high school level were revealed as negative predictors of student problem behavior.
%K school uniforms
%K school discipline
%U http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/article/view/253/96