The School Uniform Movement and What It Tells Us about American Education: A Symbolic Crusade.

Abstract

Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Dress Codes and School Uniforms: Past, Present, and Future Chapter 5 2. A Review of the Literature: From Anecdotes to Research and Back Again Chapter 6 3. The Law and student Clothing (Todd A. DeMitchell) Chapter 7 4. To Uniform or Not to Uniform? Empirical Antecedents to Policy Formation and Adoption Chapter 8 5. The Effects of School Uniforms and Dress Codes on Educational Processes and Outcomes Chapter 9 6. The Effects of School Uniforms and Dress Codes on Behavioral and Social Processes and Outcomes Chapter 10 7. A Symbolic Crusade: The School Uniform Movement and What It Tells Us About American Education Chapter 11 Appendix A: Means, Standard Deviations, Ranges, and Coding of Variables Chapter 12 Appendix B: President Clinton's State of the Union Address (Delivered Version) Chapter 13 Endnotes Chapter 14 References Chapter 15 Index Chapter 16 About the Author