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Message T-Shirts and School Safety
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Workman, Jane E.; Webb, Ashley L.; Freeburg, Beth Winfrey – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate message T-shirts and school safety as rated by high school teachers (n = 47) and students (n = 275). Wearing message T-shirts displaying offensive statements/images may contribute to perceptions of a psychologically and/or physically unsafe school environment. Participants gave their impressions of 12…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attitudes, School Safety, Secondary School Teachers
Media Frames regarding Teacher Dress: Implications for Career and Technical Education Teacher Preparation
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Freeburg, Beth Winfrey; Workman, Jane E. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore teacher dress in United States schools as presented in the newspaper. Twenty-nine articles were examined to answer three questions. Results revealed: (a) the newspaper provided four contexts for processing information about teacher dress--roles, control, impression management, and educational learning…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Teacher Education Programs, Work Environment, Educational Environment
At-Risk Youth Appearance and Job Performance Evaluation
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Freeburg, Beth Winfrey; Workman, Jane E. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
The goal of this study was to identify the relationship of at-risk youth workplace appearance to other job performance criteria. Employers (n = 30; each employing from 1 to 17 youths) evaluated 178 at-risk high school youths who completed a paid summer employment experience. Appearance evaluations were significantly correlated with evaluations of…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Self Efficacy, Job Performance, At Risk Persons