Problem Statement:
Dressing for school has been intensely disputed and has led to periodic
changes in dress codes since the foundation of the Turkish republic.
Practioners have tried to put some new practices related to school dress codes
into practice for redressing former dress code issues involing mandatory dress
standards for both students and teachers but which caused chaos and confusion
in schools beacause of lack of legal regulation. Uncertainty in dress codes, of
which implications and outcomes are still being discussed in terms of
psycholgical, socio economic, and academic, causes issues for teachers,
students, and parents and can negatively affect performance.
Purpose of
Study: The present study is focused on the perceptions of
school leaders, teachers, and students in terms of dress codes as an
educational policy. Education deeply affects every individual in society; from
this point of view any individual in society needs to be involved in new
policies in the field of education. For this purpose, this study addressed
perceptions of school leaders, teachers, students, and parents in terms of free
dress codes in schools. The study also aimed to contribute solutions to the
dress code problem.
Method: This is a
survey method study. The study sample was comprised of 611 participants (100
managers, 111 teachers, 254 students, and 146 parents). Data were collected via
a 30-item questionnaire that was developed by a researcher. Frequency,
arithmetic mean, independent groups, and one-way variance (ANOVA) techniques were
used to analyze data. A Tukey HSD test was used to determine in which groups
the sample differed. Significance was set at p <05.
Findings and
Results: While managers (4, 80–47, 70) and teachers (4,
19-3, and 90) perceived the highest ratio for several parameters: 1)
"dresses are perceived as sign of students' socioeconomic level" and
2) "students pattern themselves after other friends". Parents (3, 52)
and students (3, 69) perceived the highest ratio in terms of “Students easily
and comfortably act." These findings indicate that parents and
students have similar opinions. The results do not indicate significant
differences among perception of shareholders, managers, teachers, students, and
parents about dressing in schools.
Conclusion and
Recommendations: All new practices should consider every individual
in society. Parents, teachers, and managers need to be informed about the
effects of dress on students' physiological and psychological development.
Legal regulations must be put into practice to let students wear different
clothes and have a sense of pluralistic democracy.
Problem Durumu: Türk eğitim sisteminde cumhuriyetin
ilk yıllarından günümüze kadar okullardaki kıyafet uygulamaları sürekli olarak
tartışma konusu olmuş ve buna bağlı olarak dönemsel değişikliklere de
gidilmiştir. Son yıllarda özellikle öğrenciler ve öğretmenler için zorunlu olan
ve yasal kurallara bağlanıp sonucunda da cezai yaptırımlar bulunan kıyafet
uygulamaları yeniden düzenlenmeye çalışılsa da yasal bir alt yapı
oluşturulmadığı için eğitim örgütlerinde kaosa ve karmaşaya yol açmıştır.
Günümüzde Büyük ölçüde psikolojik, sosyo-ekonomik ve akademik açıdan sonuçları
tartışılan kıyafet uygulamalarının belirsizliği yöneticiler, öğretmenler,
öğrenciler ve veliler arasında sürekli soruna dönüşerek performansı ve başarıyı
büyük ölçüde etkileyebilmektedir. Kıyafetin öğrencilerin psikolojik, sosyal gelişimleri
ve akademik başarıları üzerinde önemli bir değişken olduğu kabul edilen bir
olgudur. Geçmiş dönemlerden günümüze dek devam eden tek tip kıyafet
uygulamalarının özellikle Avrupa ülkelerinde de benzer süreçlerden geçerek tartışma
konusu olduğu bilinmektedir. Eğitim örgütlerindeki paydaşlar arasında
çatışmalara ve problemlere dönüşen kıyafet tartışmalarının toplumun ve
öğrencilerin gelişimine ve başarılarına uygun bir şekilde çözümlenmesinin
zorunlu bir durum olduğu söylenebilir.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | October 15, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 16 Issue: 65 |