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The Impact Of School Uniforms On School Climate, Attillah N. Brookshire
The Impact Of School Uniforms On School Climate, Attillah N. Brookshire
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Approximately half of the public schools in the United States require uniforms or a formal dress policy and many are intended to reduce discipline problems and improve school climate. A suburban school district in Georgia recognized that there was an increase in discipline problems in their schools that affected the school climate. In an effort to promote school safety and improve climate, stakeholders at a district campus adopted a uniform policy. The purpose of this survey study was to examine the differences in perceived school climate between a district campus with a uniform policy and a similar campus with no …