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Rationale for Student Dress Codes: A Review of School Handbooks
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Freeburg, Elizabeth W.; Workman, Jane E.; Lentz-Hees, Elizabeth S. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2004
Through dress codes, schools establish rules governing student appearance. This study examined stated rationales for dress and appearance codes in secondary school handbooks; 182 handbooks were received. Of 150 handbooks containing a rationale, 117 related dress and appearance regulations to students' right to a non-disruptive educational…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Guides, Secondary Schools, Student Rights
Sanctions Connected to Dress Code Violations in Secondary School Handbooks
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Workman, Jane E.; Freeburg, Elizabeth W.; Lentz-Hees, Elizabeth S. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2004
This study identifies and evaluates sanctions for dress code violations in secondary school handbooks. Sanctions, or consequences for breaking rules, vary along seven interrelated dimensions: source, formality, retribution, obtrusiveness, magnitude, severity, and pervasiveness. A content analysis of handbooks from 155 public secondary schools…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Dress Codes, Secondary Schools, Guides