Australian Primary School Principals', Teachers', and Parents' Attitudes and Barriers to Changing School Uniform Policies From Traditional Uniforms to Sports Uniforms.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:To determine Australian primary school principals', teachers', and parents' attitudes to changing school uniform policies to allow students to wear sports uniforms every day and to assess associations between participant characteristics and their attitudes. A secondary aim was to identify principals' and teachers' perceived barriers to uniform changes. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys of principals, teachers, and parents of children in grades 2 to 3 (age 7-10 y) from 62 Australian primary schools (Oct 2017-Mar 2018) were undertaken. Mixed logistic regression analyses assessed the associations between participant characteristics and attitudes toward uniform changes. RESULTS:In total, 73% of the principals (38/52) who responded reported that their school only allowed children to wear a sports uniform on sports days. Overall, 38% of the principals (18/47), 63% of the teachers (334/579), and 78% of the parents (965/1231) reported they would support a policy that allowed children to wear daily sports uniforms. The most commonly reported barrier was the perception that sports uniforms were not appropriate for formal occasions. CONCLUSIONS:Although the majority of the principals were not supportive of a change to a daily sports uniform, the majority of the teachers and parents were. Strategies to improve principal support may be required if broader adoption of physical activity-supporting uniforms is to be achieved.

journal_name

J Phys Act Health

authors

McCarthy N,Hope K,Sutherland R,Campbell E,Hodder R,Wolfenden L,Nathan N

doi

10.1123/jpah.2020-0116

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-03 00:00:00

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1-6

eissn

1543-3080

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1543-5474

pii

jpah.2020-0116

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