Year: 2011
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Uniform use in public schools is rising, but we know little about how they affect students.Using a unique dataset from a large urban school district in the southwest United States, we assess how uniforms affect behavior, achievement and other outcomes.Each school in the district determines adoption independently, providing variation over schools and time.By including student and school fixed-effects we find evidence that uniform adoption improves attendance in secondary grades, while in elementary schools they generate large increases in teacher retention.
DOI: 10.3386/w17337
Authors: Elisabetta Gentile, Scott Imberman
Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Houston
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3124700926