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ERIC Number: EJ576443
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems, Substance Use, and Academic Achievement.
Brunsma, David L.; Rockquemore, Kerry A.
Journal of Educational Research, v92 n1 p53-62 Sep-Oct 1998
Examined 10th-grade data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study to investigate the effects of school uniforms on student attendance, behavior problems, substance use, and academic achievement. Data from public, private, and Catholic schools indicated that uniforms had no direct effect on substance use, attendance, or behavior, and a negative effect on academic achievement. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Catholic Schools, Dress Codes, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Private Schools, Public Schools, School Policy, School Uniforms, Student Behavior, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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