Dressed for success? The effect of school uniforms on student achievement and behavior

Gentile, Elisabetta; Imberman, Scott A.

doi:10.1016/j.jue.2011.10.002

Cited by 41School Choice and PerformanceEducation Discipline and InequalityEarly Childhood Education and Development

Dressed for success? The effect of school uniforms on student achievement and behavior

Gentile, Elisabetta, Imberman, Scott A.·2012·Journal of Urban Economics

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Many prior studies on school uniforms have been restricted to specific school districts, whereas the current study presents a national perspective.
“Although we can only speculate why these differences emerge between the current investigation and some of the extant literature, one must consider the fact that many of the prior studies done on school uniforms have been restricted to specific school districts (e.g., Draa, 2005; Gentile & Imberman, 2011; Hoffler-Riddick & Lassiter, 1996), whereas the current study presents a national perspective.”
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Studies from school districts in Ohio, Virginia, and the southwest U.S. reveal that school attendance was better in schools with uniforms than those without uniforms.
“Studies ranging from elementary to high school from school districts in Ohio and Virginia and in the southwest U.S. reveal that school attendance was better in schools with uniforms than those without uniforms (Draa, 2005; Gentile & Imberman, 2011; Hoffler-Riddick & Lassiter, 1996)”
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Authors: Gentile, E., & Imberman, S. A.
Affiliations: University of Houston (US)
National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
Corresponding author: Imberman, Scott A.
ORCID: Imberman, Scott A.
Venue: Journal of Urban Economics
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-01
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-17
ISSN: 0094-1190 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2011.10.002
OpenAlex: W3022391072
Cited by: 40
References: 25
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 4.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Urban Economics (publishedVersion)
Funders: University of Houston
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Keywords: school uniforms, academic performance, student behavior, school attendance, teacher retention, secondary schools, elementary school, urban school districts

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