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Speer, Tibbett L. – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1998
Discusses fashion statements made by students and looks at steps vocational education teachers can take to make them look employable. Looks at the possibility of instituting dress codes and uniforms. (JOW)
Descriptors: Clothing, Dress Codes, Employment Potential, School Uniforms

Holloman, Lillian O. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 1995
Gang violence, thefts, and costs are among the reasons schools are adopting dress codes or uniforms. Evidence of their effect on behavior is largely anecdotal; empirical research is needed. Home economics professionals can work with parents to set dress policies, get student input, incorporate the teaching of values about clothing, build student…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Economics