IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS DRESS CODE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 7
Abstract
The paper looked at the present mode of dressing in many Nigerian universities which has become a big concern to education stakeholders. They feared that there was too much distraction and disruption for effective teaching and learning in Nigerian universities due to the manner many students dress. The researcher looked at how acceptable dress code can be implemented and sustained. The population of the study was 27 federal Nigerian universities. A random sample of 4 federal Nigerian universities (14.81%) was used for the study. From each university, a stratified random sampling method was used to select 100 male and 100 female students and 20 male and 20 female senior academic and non-academic staff to participate in the study. A total of 800 (400 male and 400 female) students and 160 (80 male and 80 female senior academic and senior non-academic) staff participated in the study. The instrument used in gathering the data was the questionnaire designed by the researcher titled Students’ Dress Code Inventory (SDCI). The questionnaire was made up of two parts: Part A was based on respondents’ personal data while Part B contained ten questions on appropriate dress code for students and how it can be managed and sustained. The validity of the instrument was done by both experts in educational administration and educational psychology. Test-retest method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. A Z-Test and common percent were the statistics used to analyze the data. The major findings were that there was high rate of indecent dressing in Nigerian universities although 76% of students indicated willingness to abide by the dress code if implemented; only 68% of staff was ready to implement it. Based on the findings, it was recommended that university management should create public awareness on the importance of dress code and also have a dress code which should be properly managed for the success of the universities.
Authors and Affiliations
CHIKA JOSEPHINE IFEDILI (PhD)| FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN P.O. BOX 10073, UGBOWO, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA E-MAIL: theifedilis@yahoo.com, IKECHUKWU ANTHONY IFEDILI (MD)| FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN P.O. BOX 10073, UGBOWO, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA E-MAIL: theifedilis@yahoo.com
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