Authors : Tulay Dincer, Feryal Soylemezoglu and Aysem Aydin Yanar
Abstract: This study was carried out on 150 female and 150 male, totally 300 high school students in order to determine the preferences of the students about their school uniforms. The questionnaire was applied to students of different socio-economic classes. For the evaluation of the research data the chickaree (χ2) test was used. The research findings of the students about their problems related to their school uniforms showed that according to the socio-economic class that the buttons break off easily that the zips corrupt easily that the students like the colour of their uniforms and the sizes of the uniforms are appropriate to their body size causes a difference in gender (p<0.05) and that because of the uniforms are getting older a fledge happens and this harms the students skin and this also causes a difference related to their gender (p<0.01). The research findings of the students about their preferences related to their school uniforms. The fact that the students want their uniforms have the adequate size of their bodies causes difference in accordance with their socio-economic level (p<0.05) and that the students prefer their uniforms be useful and comfortable, distinctive (so that other people can understand that they are students), optional (so that they can wear t-shirt or shirt or they can use different colours for their shirts, etc.) causes a big difference in accordance with their socio-economic level (p<0.01). The preferences of the students about their shirts and t-shirts differ in accordance with their socio-economic level, those about the models and designs of their shirts and t-shirts and tie and collar ties as well as jacket, cardigan, jumper and pullover differ in accordance with their socio-economic level and gender and these make a big difference (p<0.01).
Tulay Dincer, Feryal Soylemezoglu and Aysem Aydin Yanar, 2010. The Determination of the Problems and Solutions Related to the School Uniform Prefrences of the High School Students. The Social Sciences, 5: 237-245.