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Workman, Jane E.; Freeburg, Beth Winfrey – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2010
This study used role theory to analyze dress codes for teachers to discern what dress items expressed role embracement and role distance. Inductive content analysis of teacher dress codes in 103 U.S. K-12 school handbooks revealed three categories of dress: (a) conventional dress (mentioned in 97.1% of the dress codes); (b) casual dress (mentioned…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Dress Codes, Content Analysis, Role Theory