Colleges Of Education Students’ Willingness To Continue Uniform Use: A Case Of Selected Colleges In Ghana.

Abstract

The study examined Colleges of Education student’s willingness to continue uniform use with focus on Central Region of Ghana. It employed quantitative method using descriptive survey design. The study used three Colleges of Education in the Central Region. The accessible population for the study was 330. Stratified sampling was used to divide the population into sub groups and Simple random sampling technique helped to select the individual student. A self -designed questionnaire was used to gather the relevant data giving a return rate of 289 which constitute 88% of the population. Descriptive (frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson product moment correlation and independent sample t-test) were used to analyse the data. The study found out that attitude, subjective norm and perceived behaviour control (PBC) could determine student’s intention to wear uniform. One of the conclusions was males were more willing to wear Uniform than females. It was recommended that school leaders should ensure the continuance and enforcement of the wearing of uniform to ensure that the students acquire the right virtues and high sense of responsibility. Again, students are encouraged and motivated to exhibit good behaviour by rewarding students’ good behaviour and counsel offenders who flout school uniform wearing policy. Also, Colleges of Education should ensure that they limit the negative impact of social uniform. Religious activities should be encouraged and admonished to enlighten students on the need to abide by school rules and regulations concerning the wearing of school uniform.