THE EFFECTS OF A SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICY IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF DISCIPLINE AND SCHOOL CLIMATE
1 - INTRODUCTION ................................... 1
Introductory Statement ......................... 1
Statement of the Problem ....................... 2
Purpose of the Study ........................... 2
Research Questions ............................. 3
Rationale of the Study ......................... 3
Importance of the Study ........................ 5
Background on the Study Problem ................ 9
Definition of Terms ............................ 13
Delimitations of the Study ..................... 14
Overview of the Study .......................... 14
2 - REVIEW OF LITERATURE ........................... 15
Introduction ................................... 15
School Climate ................................. 15
School Climate Defined ......................... 17
Diverse Opinions ............................... 18
Proponent Positions ............................ 18
Literature Related to School Uniforms
and School climate ........... 19
Literature Related to the Perceptions
Pertaining to School Uniforms .......... 21
Literature Related to the Implementation
of a School Uniform Initiative ....... 26
Opponent Positions ............................. 27
Summary ........................................ 30
3 - METHODOLOGY .................................... 32
Introduction ................................... 32
Research Design ................................ 32
Hypotheses ..................................... 33
Variables and Operational Definitions .......... 33
Population and Sample .......................... 35
Instrumentation ................................ 35
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