Research on the Impact of Shanghai High School Uniforms on Gender Education

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Research on the Impact of Shanghai High School Uniforms on Gender Education

Yinan Wang 1*
  • 1 Northneastern University at Qinghuangdao    
  • *corresponding author 1737657810@qq.com
Published on 14 September 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/9/20230077
LNEP Vol.9
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-99-7
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-000-4

Abstract

At present, school uniforms are almost an indispensable part of the Chinese education system, and they have many functions as an external tool to assist schools in managing students. The original design of the school uniform is educational and domesticated. At a time when school uniform culture is prevalent, gender education has also begun to germinate in China. The physiology and psychology of high school students are still in a positive dynamic development, so the school uniform should not only protect the student's body but also be responsible for the budding gender cognition and psychology of the student. This paper uses observation, literature research, a case study and descriptive research to study the role of Shanghai high school uniforms in gender education through a case analysis of the design of school uniforms in Minhang Middle School in Shanghai. The results show that Shanghai school uniform design has both advantages and disadvantages, but there are generally major shortcomings in gender diversity, gender equality, and adolescent gender awareness. Shanghai high school uniforms should be more diverse to increase choice for sexual minorities, while weakening masculinity and femininity designs to reinforce students' awareness of gender equality.

Keywords:

gender education, school uniform, high school education, gender awareness, teenage psychology

Wang,Y. (2023). Research on the Impact of Shanghai High School Uniforms on Gender Education. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,9,94-99.
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Wang,Y. (2023). Research on the Impact of Shanghai High School Uniforms on Gender Education. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,9,94-99.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies

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Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
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References

[1]. Joanne Entwester, Zhou Zhi. Fashion, Clothing and Identity: A Modern Contradiction[J].Decoration,2011,No.215(03):24-28.DOI:10.16272/j.cnki.cn11-1392/j.2011.03.025.

[2]. Ren Xiaomin and Tao Hui "Research on the design of school uniform and its efficacy." Journal of Wuhan University of Science and Technology 19.10 (2006): 69-71. Web.

[3]. Wong, D., Zhang, W., Kwan, Y.W. et al. Gender Differences in Identity Concerns Among Sexual Minority Young Adults in China: Socioeconomic Status, Familial, and Cultural Factors. Sexuality & Culture 23, 1167–1187 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-019-09607-5

[4]. Bragg, Sara, Emma Renold, Jessica Ringrose, and Carolyn Jackson. "‘More than Boy, Girl, Male, Female’: Exploring Young People’s Views on Gender Diversity within and beyond School Contexts." Sex Education 18.4 (2018): 420-34. Web.

[5]. Wang Zhiqiong "The realistic perspective and value appeal of the absence of subject in the school uniform culture." Shanxi Da Xue Xue Bao. Zhe Xue She Hui Ke Xue [2]Ban 40.1 (2017): 140-44. Web.

[6]. Jones, Tiffany, Elizabeth Smith, Roz Ward, Jennifer Dixon, Lynne Hillier, and Anne Mitchell. "School Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Students in Australia." Sex Education 16.2 (2016): 156-71. Web.

[7]. Happel, Alison. "Ritualized Girling: School Uniforms and the Compulsory Performance of Gender." Journal of Gender Studies 22.1 (2013): 92-96. Web.

[8]. Chacko, Mary Ann. "Freedoms in the Khaki: Gendering a 'gender-neutral' Uniform." Gender and Education 33.1 (2021): 86-102. Web.

[9]. Li, Yifei, Man Zuo, Yirong Peng, Jie Zhang, Yiping Chen, Yingxiang Tao, Biyun Ye, and Jingping Zhang. "Gender Differences Influence Gender Equality Awareness, Self-Esteem, and Subjective Well-Being Among School-Age Children in China." Frontiers in Psychology 12 (2021): 671785. Web.

[10]. Zhang Jingbo, and Cai Guoying "The implied educational discipline of school uniforms and its transcendence." Teaching and management (secondary school edition) 6 (2018): 25-27. Web.

[11]. Mayo, Cris. "Gender Diversities and Sex Education." Journal of Philosophy of Education 56.5 (2022): 654-62. Web.

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