The Impact of School Uniform Policies to the Behavior of Senior High

School Students of Imelda Integrated Secondary School

A Quantitative Research

Presented to the

Faculty of Senior High School

FATIMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Fatima, General Santos City

In Partial Fulfilment

of the Requirements in the Subject

Practical Research 2

Rhea Salaver

Elene-Beth T. Orandoy
Kiermelvie C. Balantay

John Kyle T. Dumasig

Kent Torrefranca

Chapter l

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The school uniform policies provides data and implementation that allow every

student to wear the given uniform as part of school practices, culture, and was

applied to promote and represents school image. Uniform have been a staple

component of private schools for many years, but have increased in public

schools. As stated in Bees Creek School (2017) The goal of a school uniform

policy is to give parents and students a common understanding of what is

expected of them in terms of wearing a school uniform.

According to Joshi et al., (2012) In this situation, students' behavior is defined

by explicit instruction, which can help them learn the positive behaviors and

skills they are expected to display at school as well as help them overcome

some academic deficits. In addition, as stated in NSW Government (2020) A

person's behavior is their actions. It is the action taken by an individual to

cause something to occur, alter, or remain unchanged. A person's behavior is a

reaction to events that are occurring both externally—the environment,

including other people—and internally—thoughts and feelings.

School uniform policies influence students to have valuable insights into the

pros and cons of the school uniform used. It is important to document the

perception of these students. Students nowadays, tend to wear civilians over

uniform some reasons are following new generation trends, to express

themselves, and to be comfortable to what they wear rather than following

school uniform policies. It became normalized when new generation arrived.

The researchers are motivated to conduct this study because it will serve as

basis for understanding how important school uniform is in enabling students

to behave properly, help them to be more focused on learning, and reduce

numbers of bully at school which will results in higher performance of students

because of the healthy environment they contained inside the school.

This study wants the school administrators and students to know the

relationship of school uniform policies on the behavior of Senior High School

students in Imelda Integrated Secondary School . That will address various

perspective and opinions of students on the implementation of uniform.

Statement of the Problem

This study generally aims to determine if school uniform policies can improve

the behavior of Senior High School Students of Imelda Integrate Secondary

School

Specifically this study shall answers the following questions:

1.) What is the impact of school uniform policies among Senior High School

students?

2.) What is the behavior of Senior High School students?

3.) Is there any significant relationship between school uniform policies and the

behavior of Senior high school students?

Hypothesis of the study

Participation on school uniform policies has no significant effect on senior high

school students' behavior in Imelda integrated secondary school.

Theoritical Framework
Conceptual Framework

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Fig. 1 The Conceptual Framework of the Study

Figure 1 shows the conceptual framework of the study. School uniform policies

are the independent variable while the behavior is the dependent variable of

the study. The independent variable focuses on the school uniform policies

engage by the learner of Senior high school s students of imelda integrated

secondary school such as dress code and other form of school uniform policies.

The dependent variable focuses on the behavior of the students.

Significance of the Study

This study aims to provide factual Information about the impact of school

uniform policies to the behavior of Senior high school students in imelda

integrated secondary school.

The results of this study will be beneficial to the following:

School Administrators- This study will help them to implement a safer school

environment and fostering school culture.

To the Teachers- Through this study they can maintain the focus learning

environment among students.

To the Parents- This will be a cost savings for many parents and also to lessen

their worries about what their children will wear everyday in going to school.

To the Students- This will help in fostering sense of belonging and reducing

peer comparison as anyone dress similarly.

To the Future Researchers- This can be used as a basis for learning and

gaining insight into the significance and effects of student conduct on school

uniform policies.

Scope and delimitation of the Study

The focus of this study is to determine the impact of school uniform policies on

the behavior of Senior high school students.

The respondents of these study are the 150 Senior high school students of

Imelda Integrated Secondary School enrolled into school year 2023-2024.

Slovin's formula was used to get this number of respondents.

Definition of Terms
For clarity and specificity about the study, the following terms are defined

operationally.

School uniform policies. Refers to the policy that implemented to students to

wear required school uniform by the head of the school.

Behavior. Action where students express their confidence and emotion on the

implementation of wearing school uniform.

Humss students. Refers to the respondents involve in the study. This will

include Senior high school students of Imelda Integrated Secondary School

enrolled in school year 2023-2024.

Imelda Integrated Secondary School.

CHAPTER ll

RELATED LITERATURE

School uniform policies according El-Rayess et al., (2019) When their inability

to acquire and wear school uniforms causes them to openly break their

symbolic identification with the majority. Levesque (2011) asserts the theory of

Erikson's (1997) "Sometimes the justification for school clothing codes and

uniform policies is the belief that they would help adolescents fulfill their

developmental goals" For certain students, choosing what to wear to school is

frequently a significant choice that is connected to their developing sense of self

and location.

The results of the study show that there are statistically significant differences

in how boys and girls perceive the emotions and behaviors that come with

wearing a school uniform. Girls are more likely than boys to think that

students who wear uniforms feel more confident and like they belong to the

group. More often than not, guys perceive wearing a school uniform as a sign of

limitations on their freedom. The study offers reliable empirical evidence in

support of the school uniform policy (Popa, 2018).

Sometimes the argument over what students should and shouldn't wear to

school ends up in court. Many schools have created dress rules and, most

recently, required school uniforms as a way to address security and discipline

concerns in an attempt to minimize controversy and potential disturbances

surrounding student apparel (DeMitchell & Fossey, 2015). In an effort to

balance out gang-related activities and rappers' dress rules, urban public

schools have lately instituted school uniform policies (Ansari et al., 2022). It is

anticipated that dress code laws pertaining to school uniforms will lessen

violence in schools, avoid disciplinary problems, and enhance school safety.

However, students have rights and such rights may cover matters pertaining to

political, economic, and cultural liberties. School uniforms elicit strong

unfavorable reactions from students, particularly from teenagers (Mahlangu,

2017). Similar conclusions were reached by Brunsma and Rockquemore

(2010), who found no connection between student attire and substance

misuse, behavioral problems, or attendance. Contrary to widespread opinion,

the researchers found that uniforms negatively affect pupils' academic

performance. Uniform policies provide a clear and visible symbol of educational

reform and advancement, which may indirectly affect student performance and

the school environment. "Opponents argue that uniforms violate young people's

right to free speech and have not been shown to be effective.

Following the 1996 State of the Union Address by President Clinton, school

uniform rules truly took off. He emphasized that students would be safe and

that school uniforms would aid in promoting security. "In his 1996 State of the

Union Address, Bill Clinton challenged schools "to teach character education,

to teach good values and good citizenship. And if that means that teenagers

will stop killing each other over designer jackets, then our public schools

should be able to require their students to wear school uniforms." (Yeung,

Ryan, 2009). Proponents contend that uniforms can improve school safety as

well as attendance and student achievement (Boutelle & Marsha, 2008). And

encouraging pupils to feel linked to their school can improve their wellbeing

(McNeely et al., 2009).

According to the Philippines article of Nord Anglia Education (2023), If a child

feels like they don't fit in or have the uniform, it can be damaging to their

confidence and the potential for children to tease and make fun of one another.

A lack of confidence can be one of the biggest obstacles to academic growth.

"There are significant safety concerns associated with not adopting a uniform

in school. With their school colours on, children can immediately be recognized

at a distance as a member of that school. In a situation where someone who

isn't a member of the school is on-site, they can be easily identified as not part

of the school by their lack of uniform.

Furthermore, children are not any different from adults in that they express

themselves through their clothes. Regrettably, it might bring a distinction

between children when they express themselves differently from other children.

Allowing kids to dress whatever they choose can drive a wedge between them

rather than foster a sense of equality and camaraderie among those wearing

uniforms. It evens the playing field when pupils arrive at school dressed

identically each day. Children experience a greater sense of equality and there

are no expectations about what they should wear. Every child starts from the

same place, regardless of their social status. If their parents cannot afford the

newest uniforms, youngsters from lower-class homes may feel alone without

them.

Establishing a standard helps to spread the notion that everyone is the same.

Kids from diverse backgrounds join together and can quickly recognize a

teammate based only on what they wear, which fosters a sense of unity and

solidarity that disappears when school uniforms are eliminated. By instituting

a school uniform, this risk is eliminated, giving your child more confidence in

the classroom and less reason to worry." Popa (2018)

 CHAPTER lll

METHODOLOGY

This chapter discusses the methods of research used during the course of

study it discusses the research design, research respondents, research

instrument, and statistical treatment.

Research Design

This study will use the descriptive-correlational method of research. It aims to

determine the impact of school uniform policies to the behavior of Senior High

School Students of Imelda Integrated Secondary School. Descriptive-

correlational statistical focuses in evaluating and examining patterns of

relationship between two variables. That provides valuable and reliable insights

across fields in research.

Participants And Sampling

In the total of one hundred sixty-seven (167)population of Senior High

School Students that enrolled at Imelda Integrated Secondary School

gatering the number of of ninety-nine(99) grade 12 students and sixty-

eight(68) grade 11 students .All this study to be conducted .According to

Kish L.(1965) the main advantage of total enumeration sampling is that it

provides a complete and accurate representation of the population, as

every unit is included in the sample.This method is particularly useful

when the population is small,and it is feasible to collect date from every

member.Total enumeration can help this research to easily get thedata of

every students without someone exxluding at Imelda Integrated

Secondary School.

Research Instruments

The research will utilize questionnaires on the impact of school uniform

policies to the behavior of the Senior High Students in Imelda Interated

Secondary School. It is a two-part questionnaire. The first part of the

questionnaire will determine the impact of school uniform policies among

Senior High School Students and the second part will determine the behavior

of Senior High School students.The questionnaire adopted from related studies

that consist of twintyfive(25) items on the school-sponsored likert-scale; it is a

response scale primarily used to obtain participant’s self-confidence. The scale

will be described as follows.

Description Range
Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree 5