Practical Research I

NO-UNIFORM REQUIRED POLICY: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN ALCANTARA NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
This chapter presents the background of the study as well as the statement of the
problem, scope and delimitation, significance of the study, and definition of terms of this
research study.
Background of the Study
The introduction of uniforms has affected different aspects of students’ education.
School uniforms were only associated with private schools, but the idea of implementing
it, became popular beginning in the 1990s when the U.S. Department of Education cited
the positive results of a school uniform policy in a public school in Long Beach,
California (U.S. Department of Education, 1996). Many countries across the nation
required and demanded the use of uniforms as it can bring benefits to the development of
learning. The U.S. Department of Education’s Manual on School Uniforms (1996), which
was nationally distributed to public school districts, discussed the possible benefits of a
mandatory school uniform such as decreasing violence, instilling discipline, and helping
students focus on their school work. Some schools, however, did not require the use of
uniforms as one of the reasons might be it is taking away the freedom of the students to
wear what they want according to their preferences. Some critics suggest that school
uniforms may lower students’ creativity and affect their ability to properly express
themselves. (Brunsma & Rockquemore, 1998). School-wide uniform policies force
students to all dress similarly and some feel that taking away students‟ freedom of
1
expression” may decrease their creative ability in some areas of educational development
(West, Tidwell, Bomba, & Elmore, 1999).
The implementation of the “No-Uniform Required Policy” by Vice President and
Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte has earned many reactions among the
citizens; students, graduates, parents, and others. Many have expressed their opinions
about the issue and stated their insights regarding the topic. It filled the social media
feeds and had become the talk of the town. The main people who are affected by this
policy are the students, and that is why the researchers are trying to get the perceptions of
students concerning this subject.
This study is conducted not to describe the relationship between the No-Uniform
Required Policy and its effect on the students’ academic performance but to describe and
narrate the perceptions of Alcantara National High School-Senior High School students
towards the No-Uniform Required Policy.
Statement of the Problem
Generally, the main focus of this qualitative research study is to describe and
towards the “No-Uniform Required Policy”.
Specifically, this study refers to the following objectives:
1. To narrate the perceptions of Senior High School Students regarding the No-
Uniform Required Policy.
2
2. To identify whether the Senior High School students agree or disagree with the
No-Uniform Required Policy.
3. To identify the reasons behind the agreement or disagreement of Senior High
School Students on the No-Uniform Required Policy.
4. To identify the benefits of the No-Uniform Required Policy that it can give to
Senior High School Students.
Significance of the Study
The purpose of this study is to describe and narrate the perceptions of Senior High
School Students of Alcantara National High School towards the No-Uniform Required
Policy. This study is also conducted to present whether the students agree or disagree
with the said policy. The useful and relevant information that can be obtained from this
will be able to help us understand the reasons of the students for wearing and not wearing
uniforms. Conducting this study will be significant for the following:
 Students. Learners would be made aware of the advantages and disadvantages of
the No-Uniform Required Policy. By this, they would be able to decide between
wearing uniforms and wearing civilian clothing in going to school.
 Parents. Parents will be more aware of the perceptions of their children regarding
the No-Uniform Required Policy and decide whether the said policy will help
them and their children while considering their financial capabilities and other
aspects.
3
 School. This research will help determine if a change and further study of school
uniform implementation could be necessary and useful after hearing the students’
perceptions.
Scope and Delimitations of the Study
This study will focus on narrating the perceptions of Senior High students of
Alcantara National High School towards the No-Uniform Required Policy. This study
does not include the effect of the No-Uniform Required Policy on students’ academic
performance inside the school. This type of Qualitative Research is narrative where it will
talk or present the insights of the students regarding the said policy and the reasons
behind it. Random sampling will be used to determine the respondents from Grades 11
and 12. Lastly, a descriptive type of research will be used because interviews will be
conducted to get the response of the participants. This study will be conducted from the
month of October 2022 to December 2022 at Alcantara National High School-Senior
High School Campus in Alcantara, Romblon.
Definition of Terms
No-Uniform Required Policy – the wearing of a school uniform shall not be required.
Perceptions – the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects,
qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension
4
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Continuing research on school uniforms may be particularly important for
students as young adolescents are particularly vulnerable to perceptions about clothing
(Andersen, Lundvall, & Sorrn-Friese, 2002). Consequentially, the clothing students wear
can have great effects on their perception of the school climate and their view of
themselves as learners (Francis, 1992; Murray, 1997).
Citing the increasing prices and economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Vice President Sara Duterte said wearing of uniforms “is not a strict requirement.” This
announcement has taken the masses by surprise which aroused public opinions that led to
multiple arguments and debates about its triviality and it being necessary especially this
time where increasing prices and economic losses made people suffer because of the
pandemic. It is said to be implemented to avoid incurring additional costs to the families
of the learners and for the students and parents alike to adjust to the “inflationary
pressures” the country is facing. People who support or oppose the establishment of a
school uniform have strong opinions about what children should wear to class, so it is
imperative that all parties affected and involved be heard based on important
considerations, for the benefit of everyone.
Because of the potential effect school uniforms can have on students and their
environment, researchers continue to explore schools that implemented uniform policies.
One of the major claims in previous research has been that school uniforms help improve
behavior (defined by attendance rates, reported infractions, and bullying) and safety
5
(defined by measure of gang presence, violence, and bullying) in a school. Many
researchers have examined whether uniforms affect bullying, gang violence, and other
disciplinary issues (Brunsma, 2004; Chime, 2010; Gentile & Imberman, 2012; Pate,
1999; Wade & Stafford, 2003; Walker, 2007; Woods & Ogletree, 1992). Some
researchers reported that students had better attendance and fewer suspensions (Pate,
1999; Sowell, 2012; Stockton, Gullatt, & Parke, 2002), while others reported no increase
in positive behavior or attendance or change in in-school infractions (Brunsma, 2004;
Brunsma & Rockquemore, 1998; Sowell, 2012).
“In response to growing levels of violence in our schools, many parents, teachers,
and school officials have come to see school uniforms as one positive and creative way to
reduce discipline problems and increase school safety”, (U.S. Department of Education,
1996, p. 1). In order to improve school safety issues, the Long Beach Unified School
District, one of the first public school districts to implement a mandatory school uniform
into their policy, decided that implementing school uniforms was one way to help
improve the school climate as well as safety and performance issues. The U.S.
Department of Education (1996) describes the positive effects of the school uniform
policy that was instituted in Long Beach, California in the Manual on School Uniforms.
This policy was put into action in 1994, and it was extremely effective in reducing school
violence. By mandating what must be worn in school, administrators remove the
possibility for gang related attire to be displayed through student clothing. Ryan and
Ryan (1998) suggest that gang communication in schools may be prevented with school
uniforms. Gursky (1996) identified school uniforms as an effective method to identify
possible intruders or strangers in and around schools. Keeping students in identifiable
6
dress makes intrusion of school zones easily detectable. All these positive effects of
school uniforms could possibly serve to make schools safer and less susceptible to violent
activity.
Some proponents of school uniforms cite increased levels of achievement among
school populations who participate in mandatory school uniforms (Thomas, 1994). Elder
(1999) identified an increase in honor roll students at a public middle school where
uniforms had been established. One possible explanation could be that school uniforms
increase the level of focus in the student population. The students may be less distracted
by their dress and the dress of their peers, and more focused on the learning process.
Thomas (1994) also describes students who participate in school uniform policies as
having higher levels of preparedness. If school uniforms are a possible cause, they are
worth the examination to determine if their use is effective.
Although purchasing the uniform may seem like a burden to place on students,
families would be less pressured to update wardrobes for school. Caruso (1996) suggests
that the use of school uniforms could help families better afford school attire by
mandating uniform dress. School uniforms have been identified by advocates as being an
effective tool in improving student behavior. Gursky (1996) notes that proponents of
school uniforms suggest these policies could help lower suspension rates and substance
abuse within the student population. Brunsma and Rockquemore (1998) suggest that
advocates of school uniforms even attribute their use to psychological outcomes such as
increased self-esteem and feelings of unity among the students partaking in the similar
dress. If school uniforms can possibly attribute to improving student behavior, their
7
application needs to be further explored to better understand how and why this might
occur.
School uniforms do show some signs of positive effects in schools, but there are
also many opponents of these policies. Brunsma and Rockquemore (1998) found that
student uniforms had no direct effect on substance use, behavioral problems, or
attendance in their study of tenth grade students. They even noticed a negative effect of
uniforms on student academic achievement. Bodine (2003) disputed these findings of
negative effects of school uniforms, but the debate rests on the fact that there is a limited
amount of research available to properly identify the positives and negatives that school
uniforms offer. Mandatory school uniform policies also force these low-income students
to purchase and participate in this process. Gursky (1996) mentions the fact that some
families struggle with the inability to afford school uniforms and the pressure these
policies place on them. A major concern that school uniforms supporters face is the idea
that mandatory uniform dress reduces student creativity and restricts student
individuality. “School uniforms suppress students ‟ individuality by mandating
standardization of appearance and removing student expression” (Brunsma &
Rockquemore, 1998). Violation of students ‟right to freedom of expression” is a major
concern for some researchers (West, Tidwell, Bomba, & Elmore, 1999). It is also
removing their right to make their own decisions because the policy forbids students from
choosing what they can wear. This may hinder their development into maturity and
interfere with their capacity to develop their own thoughts and decision-making skills.
Teachers will also find it difficult to identify their students since these uniforms
are indications of one’s organization. There are also certain things that are expected of
8
someone who wears a uniform. The plausibility of students committing deviant behavior
can be considered, especially if the policy is implemented for students from kindergarten
to Grade 12. This is quite conflicting, since the current Vice President vows to reinstate
mandatory Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC), when not wearing uniforms is a
hallmark of a lack of discipline. Some students take school pride and competition very
seriously, which can be harmful. They can make fun of or bully students from a rival
school who they can clearly recognize by their uniforms.
There is much research to do on this subject to further explore how effective
uniform policies can be. Further investigation is necessary to understand if uniforms can
be effective tools in education, and if so, how they can be properly implemented to
maximize their effectiveness. May it be required or not, a clear judgment coming from
the DepEd is imperative since vagueness (whether to wear old uniforms or to entirely
wear casual clothes) in policy could cause massive confusion. Parent perception of school
uniforms is important, but understanding the attitudes held by those directly affected by
the uniform policy, namely the students, is necessary to explore how school uniforms
influence the student population. There is little research conducted on the perceptions
held about school uniforms by students themselves, and adding to the research is a
critical purpose of this study.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
9
This chapter illustrates how the study was conducted which includes the research
design and the data gathering procedure.
Research Design
The researchers used the most appropriate and applicable design in this research
study which is the narrative analysis type under the () which made it possible in giving
information and narrating the perceptions of the Senior High School Students of
Alcantara National High School. To be more specific, this is a design wherein an
interview was conducted between the researchers and the students. Therefore, the
researchers have determined, described, and narrated the perceptions of the Senior High
School Students of Alcantara National High School towards the “No-Uniform Required
Policy.”
Materials and Equipment
The materials used in this research study are questionnaires answered by the
respondents through a face-to-face interview. During the interview, the researchers used
mobile phones to record the answers given to the interviewees for reliable and clear data.
Data Gathering
In gathering the data needed for this study, the researchers first identify the
respondents using simple random sampling. After identifying the respondents who are
Senior High School students of Alcantara National High School, the researchers
10
conducted a face-to-face interview. All of the students were interviewed personally and
the researchers used mobile phones for recording the responses of the different
participants for accurate and reliable data.
Interview Questions
1. Do you wear a uniform or casual clothes when going to school?
2. Why do you wear uniform/casual clothes when going to school?
3. What are your perceptions towards the No-Uniform Required Policy?
4. Do you agree or disagree with this policy?
5. What is/are your reason/s behind this agreement/disagreement towards the said
policy?
6. Do you think other students would agree with your reason/s? Why?
7. Do you think the school should continue or stop this policy?
8. Did the Mandatory Uniform Policy you experienced during your Junior High
School days affect you? If yes, in what way?
9. Which do you prefer, Mandatory Uniform Policy or No-uniform Required Policy?
Why?
10. For you, why is No-Uniform Required Policy necessary in school?
11. How did this policy help you as a student?
CHAPTER IV
Results and Discussion
11
TABLE 1. DATA GATHERED FROM THE RESPONDENTS (RAW
TEXTUAL DATA)
QUESTIONS RESPONDENT’S CODING GENERAL IDEA
RESPONSE
Q1. Do you wear a Respondent 1 Both uniform and Most of the
uniform or casual casual. respondents wear
clothes when going Raw Data casual clothes and
to school? Yes, I wear both some wear both
uniform and casual uniform and casual
when going school. clothes.
English
Yes, I wear both
uniform and casual
when going to
school.
Respondent 2 Both uniform and
casual but preferred
Raw Data uniform more.
Both casual and
uniform but I prefer
12
uniform more.
English
Both casual and
uniform, but I
prefer uniform
more.
casual.
Raw Data
I wear both of
them.
English
I wear both of
them.
casual.
Raw Data
I wear both.
13
English
I wear both.
Respondent 5 Casual clothes.
Raw Data
Uhmm… casual
clothes.
English
Uhmm… casual
clothes.
Raw Data
Uniform, uhm…
‘di po masyado so
casual.
English
Uniform, uhm…
not really, so
casual.
14
Raw Data
Uhm…ano, only
ano… casual
clothes since wala
akong uniform for
senior high school
yun lang.
English
Uhm, only casual
clothes since I
don’t have uniform
for senior high
school, that’s all.
casual.
Raw Data
Minsan lang ako
sumusuot ng
uniform, tas minsan
15
ng ano, casual.
English
I wear uniform
sometimes, then
casual once in a
while.
Raw Data
Casual.
English
Casual.
Raw Data
No, casual clothes,
uhm… because I
was allowed to
wear it and I am
comfortable.
16
English
No, casual clothes,
uhm… because I
was allowed to
wear it and I am
comfortable.
casual.
Raw Data
I wear uniform and
casual clothes when
I go to school
sometimes.
English
I wear uniform and
casual clothes when
I go to school
sometimes.
17
Raw Data
Uhm, casual.
English
Uhm, casual.
Raw Data
Casual clothes
only.
English
Casual clothes
only.
casual.
Raw Data
Ano, minsan ay
nag-uuniform ako,
minsan ay nagca-
casual clothes.
18
English
Sometimes, I wear
uniform, sometimes
casual clothes.
casual.
Raw Data
When going to
school I wear both
uniform and casual
clothes.
English
When going to
school I wear both
uniform and casual
clothes.
19
Raw Data
I wear casual
clothes when I
go… I’m going to
school
English
I wear casual
clothes when I’m
going to school.
Q2. Why do you Respondent 1 Uniform to look The respondents
wear presentable and wear uniform
uniform/casual Raw Data casual to be because that’s
clothes when going Uhh, sinusuot ko comfortable. where they are
to school? yung uniform, to comfortable and to
look presentable look presentable
and, casual to make and formal,
myself comfy. whereas casual to
feel comfortable,
English don’t have uniform
Uhh… I wear or haven’t been
uniform to look washed, only thing
presentable, and
20
casual to make they can afford, and
myself comfy. because uniforms
are not required
Respondent 2 Casual because anymore.
uniform have not
Raw Data been washed and
Kasi pag minsan sa uniform because
casual. Uhm… comfortable.
wala akong
uniform hindi ko
nilalabhan pero
mas komportable
parin ako sa
uniform kaya yun
yong palagi kong
sinusuot kaysa
casual.
English
Because sometimes
in casual, uhm… I
have no uniform to
wear because I do
not wash it but I am
21
more comfortable
in uniform so I
often wear it than
casual.
Respondent 3 Uniform to look
formal and casual
Raw Data because no clothes
I wear uniform to to wear.
look formal, more
formal and I wear
casual clothes
because I don’t
have any more
clothes to wear.
English
I wear uniform to
look formal, more
formal. And I wear
casual clothes
because I don’t
have any more
clothes to wear.
22
Respondent 4 Uniform to look
more formal and
Raw Data casual to be more
Sa ano, uniform ay comfortable.
to look fo-more
formal then sa ano
hay, sa casual
clothes ay to be
ano, more
comfortable.
English
In uniform, to look
more formal then in
casual clothes, to
be more
comfortable.
Respondent 5 Because wearing
uniforms are not
Raw Data mandatory
Uhmm it… it is anymore, according
because yung sa to Vice President
23
sinabi mayor na Sara Duterte.
vice-president
sarah Duterte, na
hindi mandatory
yung suot ng
uniform.
English
Uhm… it is
because of what
Mayor… Vice
President Sara
Duterte said, that
wearing uniform is
not mandatory
anymore.
Respondent 6 Wearing uniforms
are not required
Raw Data and having no
Kasi di naman uniform.
required na
magsuot ng
uniform eh, kaya
24
casual na lang.
Tsaka wala pa
akong uniform.
English
Because wearing
uniform is not
required anymore,
so I wear casual.
And I have no
uniform yet.
Respondent 7
Raw Data
Uhmm… I wear
casual clothes…
uhmm, para
maging same…
uh… someone…
uhm… formal
school. Ayun…
yun lang.
25
English
Respondent 8 Uniform was still
wet or hasn’t been
Raw Data washed.
Minsan bay hay,
kapag may pasok
hay nagkataon
talaga na basa pa
kong uniform, tas
minsan wa
nalabhan.
English
It’s because
sometimes, my
uniform happens to
be wet when there
is school then
sometimes, it
hasn’t been
washed.
26
Respondent 9 Do not like wearing
uniform.
Raw Data
Because I don’t
like wearing
uniform.
English
Because I don’t
like wearing
uniform.
Respondent 10 Only thing they
have and can
Raw Data afford.
Uhm, No-Uniform
(Required)
Policy… kasi ano,
yun lang kasi yung
afford na suotin
tsaka yun lang
yung meron ako.
27
English
Uhm, No-Uniform
Required Policy…
because it’s the
only one that I can
afford and the only
thing that I have.
Respondent 11 Comfortable and
presentable.
Raw Data
I wear uniform and
casual clothes
because that’s
where I’m
comfortable and I
want to be
presentable.
English
I wear uniform and
casual clothes
because that’s
28
where I’m
comfortable and I
want to be
presentable.
Respondent 12 Uniforms will not
be used.
Raw Data
Kasi mag… para
sakin, it’s better to
casual kasi kung
mag-u-uniform ako
this year, kasi yung
aanuhin kong
uniform, di na
magagamit this
year.
English
Because for me, it’s
better to wear
casual because if I
wear uniform this
year, my uniform
29
will not be used.
Respondent 13 Graduating student.
Raw Data
Dahil graduating
lon bay ko.
English
Because I am
already graduating.
Respondent 14 Uniform because
Raw Data they have one, and
Ano, first reason ko casual when
kasi may uniform uniform is being
rin ako, and… washed.
sumusuot lang ako
ng casual clothes
pag, kunwari
nilalabhan yung
uniform ko.
30
English
My first reason is I
have uniform, and I
wear casual when
my uniform is
being washed.
Respondent 15 Comfortable.
Raw Data
Because I am
comfortable to
wear school
uniform because it
recognizes me of
being a student. For
me, wearing casual
clothes is to feel
students to be
comfortable.
English
Because I am
comfortable to
31
wear school
uniform because it
recognizes me of
being a student. For
me, wearing casual
clothes is to make
students feel
comfortable.
Respondent 16 Graduating student.
Raw Data
I wear cas-casual
clothes since I am
Grade 12 and I
am… graduating
kasi, pwede
Tagalog? Nang
graduating lon kasi
ako, ang dahilan
kung basi nag…
nag-ano, nagwe-
wear ako ng casual
clothes kasi wala
pang… uniform.
32
One of the reasons
is I’m graduating
and hindi ko naman
magagamit yung
wearing uniform
pag magga-
graduate na ako
and secondly, yung
magastos din kasi
yung pag-ano,
pagpapatahi ng
uniform. Kaya I
wear casual clothes
when I’m going to
school.
English
I wear casual
clothes since I am
in Grade 12 and a
graduating
student… is
Tagalog allowed? I
am already
33
graduating so the
reason I am
wearing casual
clothes is because I
have no uniform
yet. One of the
reasons is I am
graduating and I
won’t use uniform
anymore when I
graduate. Secondly,
getting a uniform
sewed is expensive,
so I wear casual
clothes when I’m
going to school.
Q3. What are Respondent 1 Having uniform Towards the No-
your perceptions gives identification Uniform Policy,
towards the No- Raw Data as a student. some respondents
Uniform Required Ahh, my perception believe that it is a
Policy? towards that policy good thing because
ay… ah, ang it gives the freedom
pagkakaroon ng in choosing what to

34
uniform ay wear in school,
makakapagbigay allows freedom of
sa-sa isang expression through
estudyante ng clothing, less
identification na expenses,
siya ay isang mag- especially now that
aaral at kapag wala we came from a
naman yong pandemic. On the
uniform ay other hand, some
uhmm…. parang respondents believe
hindi mo that this policy is a
masyadong bad thing because
marecognize yung having uniform
student na kung gives identification
saan s’ya nag-aaral of a student and
kaya I don’t agree serves as a
to No-Uniform representation of a
(Required) Policy. school.
English
Uhh… my
perception towards
that policy is
having a uniform
35
gives a student the
identification that
he or she is a
student and when
there is no uniform,
you cannot
recognize where
that student is
studying so I don’t
agree to No-
Uniform
(Required) Policy.
Respondent 2 No-Uniform
Required Policy is
Raw Data okay because it
Yung perception ko gives us the
sa no uniform freedom to choose
required policy is what to wear.
okay lang naman
siya . Uhm, bilang
estudyante may
kalayaan tayong
pumili kung anong
36
dapat mong suotin
or sarili mong
opinyon sa araw na
kung ano yung
dapat mong suotin.
English
My perception
towards the No-
uniform Required
Policy is… it is
okay. As students,
we have the
freedom to choose
what we should
wear or our opinion
on what we should
wear that day.
Respondent 3 Mixed feelings
because wearing
Raw Data uniform looks very
I have mixed formal, but wearing
37
feelings, kasi yung, uniform or casual
pag sinasabi kasi has no effect on the
nating uniform student’s midset.
which is kapag
nagsusuot ng
uniform nagiging
formal talaga siya,
which is good
naman para sa
mukha ng school or
sa tingin ng ibang
tao sa school. Pero
sa opinyon ko din,
wala rin namang
epekto yung
pagsusuot ng
uniform or
pagsusuot ng casual
tuwing school days
sa kung paanong …
paano ba mag think
yung estudyante or
sa kanilang mindset
38
baga, Depende pa
rin naman yun sa
estudyanre kung
ano. Basta imaw to,
wa ma’t epekto.
English
I have mixed
feelings, because
when we say
uniform, that is
wearing uniform, it
becomes really
formal, which is
good for the face of
the school or the
image of the school
for others. But also
in my opinion,
wearing a uniform
or casual clothes
during school days
has no effect on
how a student
39
thinks, or their
mindset. It still
depends on the
students on what
they want. So that’s
it, it has no effect.
Respondent 4 A good thing
because it allows
Raw Data freedom of
It is a good thing expression through
because it helps us clothing.
to express
ourselves through
clothes and also a
bad thing because it
looks more formal
when you wear
uniform.
English
It is a good thing
because it helps us
to express
40
ourselves through
clothes and also a
bad thing because it
looks more formal
when you wear a
uniform.
Respondent 5 A good thing
because we came
Raw Data from a pandemic.
Uhmm… ano,
mabuti siya kasi
nanggaling tayo sa
crisis ng Covid-19,
so back to zero, so
wala tayong pang-
ano ng uniform.
Kailangan nating
mag-ano ng
casual… ganon.
English
Uhmm… it’s good
because we came
from a crisis, the
41
COVID-19
pandemic, so we
are back to zero.
So, if we have no
means to have a
uniform, we have
to wear casual.
Respondent 6 Okay and in favor
for parents with no
Raw Data money.
Okay naman kasi
para din hindi na
masyadong mag-
ano ng uniform.
At… ka… mag…
kailangan ba ng
uniform kaso
mas… mas pabor
sa… bilang sa…
isang kabataan na
din… sa wala din
masyadong pera
yung magulang.
42
English
It’s okay so that we
don’t have to buy a
uniform. It is also
in favor for those
students whose
parents have no
money.
Respondent 7 Suitable for
students with no
Raw Data budget.
Uhmm… ang
masasabi ko lang is
uhh… suitable siya
para sa mga
students na wala
pang budget for…
uniform, so hindi
sila gagastos para
sa mga te;a or
materials para sa
pagtahi ng
43
uniforms.
English
Uhmm… all I can
say is uhh… it’s
suitable for
students with no
budget for uniform,
so they don’t have
to spend money for
fabrics or materials
in making a
uniform.
Respondent 8 Less expenses.
Raw Data
Yung uhmm…
makabawas gastos
sa magulang
pambakal uniform.
English
It allows parents to
44
spend less in
buying a uniform.
Respondent 9 Freedom in
clothing.
Raw Data
Uhmm… they let
the students wear
what they want.
English
Uhmm… they let
the students wear
what they want.
Respondent 10 Freedom in fashion
and clothing.
Raw Data
Yung No-Uniform
(Required) Policy
kasi uhmm…
naipapakita nila
yung kanilang
fashion tsaka
45
masusuot nila yung
mga gusto nilang
suotin.
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy
allows the students
to show their
fashion and they
can wear what they
want.
Respondent 11 A bad thing
because no school
Raw Data identification.
For me, it’s a bad
thing ‘cause ‘di
makikilala yung
pinagpapasukan.
English
For me, it’s a bad
thing because you
cannot recognize
46
where a student
goes.
Respondent 12 It's better to wear
uniform next year.
Raw Data
Uhm, para sakin
mas okay siguro
kung mag-
uuniform ang next
year na papasok
kasi mas better pa
rin tingnan yung
naka-uniform lahat
kasi formal.
English
Uhm, for me, it’s
better if those who
will study next year
will wear uniform
because it looks
better and formal.
47
Respondent 13 Grade 12 and a
graduating student.
Raw Data
So, ako kasi ay
siyempre, grade 12
student lon ko, kag
ano uhm,
graduating lon ko
so wa lon bay ko it
ano, kapatid or ano
kaya ay mas gusto
nakon na casual
clothes lang.
English
So, I am already a
grade 12 student,
and I am already
graduating, I don’t
have any sibling so
I prefer casual
clothes.
48
Respondent 14 Self-expression.
Raw Data
Honestly, I think
okay lang din yung
No-Uniform
Required Policy
kasi that way mas
ma-eexpress ng
mga students yung
sarili nila sa
pagsusuot ng
casual. Kasi diba
may mga uniform
kasi na para sa
babae, may
uniforms na kasi
para sa lalaki. So,
siyempre yung iba
may mga ibang,
let’s say sa
pananamit, diba
may ibang tao na
hindi komportable
49
sa pagsusuot ng
mga uniforms na
pambabae so, dun
sa No-Uniform
Required policy na
yun, mas mae-
express nila kaya
para sakin, okay
lang naman yung
policy na yun.
English
Honestly, I think
No-Uniform
Required Policy is
okay because that
way, students can
express themselves
by wearing casual.
There are uniforms
for males and
females, right? So,
of course, there are
others… let’s say

50
in clothing, there
are those who are
not comfortable
wearing uniforms
for girls, so in No-
Uniform Required
Policy, they can
express themselves
so for me, that
policy is okay.
Respondent 15 Not the proper
clothing of
Raw Data students.
No-Uniform
Required Policy is
not the proper
clothing of
students. They shall
follow the trends.
They wear what
they want, what
makes them
comfortable but
there are students

51
who wear crop
tops, ripped jeans,
and others that is
not follow the rules
of school.
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy is
not the proper
clothing of
students. They shall
follow the trends.
They wear what
they want, what
makes them
comfortable but
there are students
who wear crop
tops, ripped jeans,
and others that do
not follow the rules
of school.
52
Raw Data Required Policy is
My own okay.
perceptions…
when… uh, the No-
Uniform Required
Policy, para sakin,
okay lang naman
kasi makakatulong
din yun sa ka-
kagaya ko na
estudyante na hindi
talaga afford at
may mga reasons
din na bakit ayaw
mag-wear ng
uniforms.
English
My own
perceptions
towards the No-
Uniform Required
53
Policy, for me, it’s
okay because it
helps students like
me who cannot
really afford
uniforms and also
have reasons why
they don’t wear
uniforms.
Q4. Do you agree Respondent 1 Disagree. Most students
or disagree with agree, some don’t,
this policy? Raw Data and some are in
I don’t agree. between.
English
I don’t agree.
Respondent 2 Agree.
Raw Data
For me, agree.
English
54
For me, agree.
Respondent 3 Agree and disagree.
Raw Data
I agree but also at
the same time,
disagree.
English
I agree but also at
the same time,
disagree.
Respondent 4 Agree and disagree.
Raw Data
Parehas.
English
Both.
Respondent 5 Agree.
55
Raw Data
Uhm,
hin..ag..agree. oo
agree, agree ako.
English
Uhm, I agree…
Yes, I agree.
Respondent 6 Agree.
Raw Data
Agree.
English
Agree.
Respondent 7 Disagree.
Raw Data
I disagree with that
policy.
56
English
I disagree with that
policy.
Respondent 8 Agree.
Raw Data
Hmm… agree.
English
Hmm… agree.
Respondent 9 Agree.
Raw Data
I agree.
English
I agree.
Respondent 10 Agree.
Raw Data
I agree with this
57
policy.
English
I agree with this
policy.
Raw Data
I disag… I disagree
with the policy.
English
I disagree with the
policy.
Raw Data
Uhm, agree.
English
Uhm, agree.
58
Raw Data
Disagree.
English
Disagree.
Raw Data
Agree.
English
Agree.
Raw Data
Disagree.
English
Disagree.
Respondent 16
Raw Data
Uhm, disagree.
59
English
Uhm, disagree.
Q5. What is/are Respondent 1 Hard time in Some of the
your reason/s choosing what to respondents agreed
behind this Raw Data wear. to the No-Uniform
agreement/disagree One of my reasons Required Policy
ment towards the why I don’t agree because it is more
said policy? to this policy kasi comfortable, less
mas mahihirapan expenses, gives
lang yung student freedom inn
na pumili ng clothing,
susuoting nila sa comfortable to
araw na ito, move, uniforms not
kunwari. At unlike required is a good
doon sa meron thing, and in favor
talagang standard for graduating
na uniform na students and those
dapat suotin sa with low income.
school. Some disagreed
because students
English are having a hard
time in choosing
60
One of my reasons what to wear and
why I do not agree uniforms serve as
with this policy is, the representation
the student will of a school so you
have a harder time cannot identify a
choosing what to student where they
wear on this day, go.
for example.
Unlike there is
actually a standard
uniform that must
be worn in school.
Respondent 2 Comfortable, less
expenses, and the
Raw Data freedom to choose
Sa tingin ko mas what to wear.
komportable ako
dun sa kwan oh,
kung paano ko
suotin tapos,
feeling ko
makakatipid ako tas
hindi kona po-
problemahin kung
61
ano yung susuotin
ko sa araw araw
kasi nakadepende
naman yun sakin,
yung importante
hindi ka
makakalabag ng
rules sa school.
English
I believe I am more
comfortable on
how I wear it and I
feel that I can
spend less. It will
also not be a
problem for me
which clothes I
should wear every
day because it all
depends on me.
The important thing
is you do not break
62
the school rules.
Respondent 3 Students are not
forced to wear
Raw Data uniforms, and
Uhmm… naga- uniforms are a very
agree ako kasi sa formal look.
No-Uniform
Required Policy,
yung mga students
is hindi, hindi siya
pinipilit. Hindi
pinipilit sila na
mag-uniform na
labag sa loob nila at
tsaka iwas don sa
gastos kasi two
years lang din
naman talaga yung
ano… yung senior
high at tsaka
nagdidisagree ako
kasi kung sa
perspective ng iba,
63
kasi is, kapag may
uniform,
napakaformal siya
tingnan, which is
talagang kailangan
din minsan ng
school na maging
formal sa paningin
ng ibang tao at sa
public.
English
Uhmm… I agreed
because, in No-
Uniform Required
Policy, students are
not forced. They
are not forced to
wear uniforms out
of their will and
have fewer
expenses because
Senior High is just
two years. I
64
disagreed because
in other’s
perspectives,
uniforms are a very
formal look which
is sometimes
needed by the
school to look
formal to others
and to the public.
Respondents 4 Comfortable
movement and no
Raw Data identification.
Naga-agree ako sa
No-Uniform
(Required Policy)
kasi… kasi mas
komportable sa
ano… mas
komportable
gumalaw, tsaka
disagree kasi di
marerecognize ang
65
student sa suot na
uniform.
English
I agreed to the No-
Uniform Required
Policy because it is
more comfortable
to move and I
disagreed because
you cannot
recognize a student
by their uniform.
Respondent 5 No source of
income.
Raw Data
Uhmm… dahil
galing tayo sa
pandemya,
siyempre back to
zero tayo, wala
tayong source of
income gawa ng
66
pandemya. So, nag-
agree ako idto sa
No… Uniform kasi
wala pa tayong
source of income.
English
Uhmm… because
we came from a
pandemic, of
course we are back
to zero. We have
no source of
income because of
the pandemic, so I
agreed because
yeah… we have no
source of income.
Respondent 6 Uniforms not
required is a good
Raw Data thing and less
Ah… reasons? expenses.
Uhmm… nag-agree
67
po ako bilang i-
isang kabataan din
ay… na maganda
rin na hindi
required yung
uniform kasi
uhmm… may ibang
family kasi na hindi
nakaka-afford na
magpatahi ng
uniform or
magpaano ng
uniform at yung
kaya lang is
magastusan yung
pag-aaral ng ano…
ng anak niya. Yun
lang.
English
Ah, reasons? I
agree in this
because also as a
youth, it is also
68
good that wearing
uniform is not
required because
there are other
families who
cannot afford to
sew uniforms
personally and all
they can afford is
the education of
their children. That
is all.
Raw Data
Uhmm… agree ko
dito sa No-Uniform
Required Policy
dahil uhh… like I
said kanina na
hindi mahihirapan
sa paggastos yung
mga students
69
especially yung
mga families na
may low income sa
jobs nila, ayun.
English
Uhmm… I agreed
with this No-
Uniform Required
Policy because like
I said a while ago
that students will
not have a hard
time in their
expenses especially
those families
having low income
in their jobs.
Raw Data
Imaw ngani to
yung makabawas
70
gastos sa ano, sa
magulang dahil ang
iba bay hay nga
mga magulang hay
wa it pambakal it
uniform it andang
unga.
English
Just like I said,
parents will spend
less because other
parents have no
money to buy a
uniform for their
child.
clothing.
Raw Data
Because I let
myself wear what I
want freely.
71
English
Because I let
myself wear what I
want freely.
Respondent 10 Capability of the
student.
Raw Data
Kasi kailangan din
nila tingnan yung
ano… yung
kakayanan ng
estudyante.
English
Because they also
need to look at the
capability of the
student.
Respondent 11 Not wearing
uniforms is
unpleasant to the
72
Raw Data eyes because
Uhh, for me kasi uniforms are the
ano… pangit representation of a
tingnan nang hindi school.
naka-uniform
like… like hindi
uniform lahat ng
mga estudyante and
parang… parang
kasi pag nag-
uniform ka ay
pinepresent mo na
din yung school mo
which is a good
thing.
English
Uhh, it’s because
for me, it is
unpleasant to the
eyes when the
students are not
wearing a uniform
because when you

73
wear a uniform,
you are also
representing your
school, which is a
good thing.
Resoondent 12 Buying uniforms
when you are
Raw Data graduating and
Uhmm… nag-agree have no one to give
ako kasi kung mag- to is a waste of
uuniform ang lahat, money.
paano na lang ang
ga-graduate na? So
parang wala… wala
silang
mapagbibigyan ng
uniform, walang
mapag… kumbaga
maipapamana sa
mga kapatid kasi
ang iba wala ring
mga kapatid so
sayang lang din ang
74
gastos.
English
Uhm… I agreed
because if everyone
will wear uniforms,
how about those
graduating
students? They
don’t have anyone
to give their
uniforms to, like
their siblings. Other
students have no
siblings so it’s just
a waste of money.
Raw Data
Respondent 13
Raw Data
So, I’m graduating
student so I
disagree with this
uhm, No-Uniform
75
Required Policy.
English
I am already a
graduating student
so I disagree with
the No-Uniform
Required Policy.
Respondent 14
Raw Data
Kaya ako nag-agree
don kasi tulad nga
ng sinabi ko nung
una, ma-eexpress
yung sarili nila sa
pananamit nila.
English
I agreed because
like what I said at
first, students can
express themselves
through what they
76
are wearing.
Respondent 15 Disagree, some
students are not
Raw Data following the
I disagree to the school rules.
No-Uniform
Required Policy
because some
students are not
following the rules
of school. Ass what
I’ve said, those
students are
wearing like crop
tops, ripped jeans,
and anything that’s
not the proper
clothing of
students.
English
I disagree to the
No-Uniform
Required Policy
77
because some
students are not
following the rules
of school. Ass what
I’ve said, those
students are
wearing like crop
tops, ripped jeans,
and anything that’s
not the proper
clothing of
students.
Respondent 16
Raw Data
My reasons why I
disagree about No-
Uniform Required
Policy is because
my own perception
that us, students,
must or should
wear uniform
78
because it is the
standard of the
school.
English
My reasons why I
disagree about No-
Uniform Required
Policy is because
my own perception
that us, students,
must or should
wear uniform
because it is the
standard of the
school.
Q6. Do you Respondent 1 Yes, because some Some of the
think other students students are having respondents believe
would agree with Raw Data a hard time in others would agree
your reason/s? Uhmm… sa tingin choosing what to to their reasons,
Why? ko mag-aagree sila wear. some do not, while
sa akin in the way some are not sure
na maraming because of the
79
students ang difference of
nahihirapan tuwing opinions.
umaga na pumili ng
kanilang susuotin
unlike kapag meron
talagang uhh…
susuotin na uniform
ay hindi na sila
pipili.
English
Uhmm… I think
they would agree to
me in a way that
many students are
having a hard time
in choosing what to
wear every
morning, unlike
there is a uniform
that they must wear
and they don’t have
to choose.
80
Respondent 2 Yes, because
students are
Raw Data comfortable in
Yes, because… casual and can
charot! Kasi sa express themselves.
nakikita niyo
ngayon, uhmm…
mas maraming
estudyante ang mas
komportable nang
magsuot ng casual
at kahit noon pa,
kasi mas
komportable sila at
mas naipapahayag
nila ang kanilang
mga saloobin sa
pamamagitan ng
pagsuot ng casual.
English
Yes, because…
charot (just
81
kidding)! As you
can see in the
present and even
then, uhm… there
are more students
who are more
comfortable in
wearing casual
because they are
more comfortable
and they can
express themselves
through wearing
casual.
Respondent 3 No, because of the
difference in
perspectives and
Raw Data intentions.
Uhmm… I don’t
think they would
agree because all
the students here in
Alcantara National
82
High School have
their own
perspectives and
intentions of
wearing uniforms
or casual when
going to school.
English
Uhmm… I don’t
think they would
agree because all
the students here in
Alcantara National
High School have
their own
perspectives and
intentions of
wearing uniforms
or casual when
going to school.
Respondent 4 Yes, relatable and
accurate.
83
Raw Data
I think that other
students would
uhmm… would
agree sa ano, sa
reasons ko because
relatable at… tama.
English
I think that other
students would
agree to my reasons
because they are
relatable and
accurate.
Respondent 5 Most will agree and
some will not
Raw Data because of the
Uhmm… siguro difference in
ang karamihan hay perceptions.
ma-agree tapos
yung iba, ma-
disagree kasi iba-
84
iba tayo ng
perceptions sa ating
buhay.
English
Uhmm… maybe
most will agree
while others will
disagree because
we have different
perceptions in our
life.
Respondent 6 Maybe, because
they are not the
Raw Data only poor student.
Siguro, kasi alam
ko din namang di
lang din naman ako
yung uhm, di lang
din ako yung isang
mahirap na
estudyante dito sa
ano, sa Pilipinas or
85
dito sa ating lugar.
English
Maybe, because I
know that I am not
the only poor
student here in
Philippines or here
in our place.
Respondent 7 Yes, because most
came from low-
Raw Data income families.
Uhmm… I think
yes, kasi siyempre
most of them ay
galing sa low
income na family
and maybe uhm,
maybe agree din
sila sa reasons ko
for... for agreeing
for No-Uniform
86
Required Policy.
English
Uhmm… I think
yes, because of
course, most of
them came from
low-income
families and
maybe, they also
agree with my
reasons for
agreeing for No-
Uniform Required
Policy.
Respondent 8 Maybe, because of
the difference in
Raw Data beliefs.
Nang… siguro,
dahil bukon bay
tanan hay pare-
pareho bala it ano,
it yung ano bala,
87
daw paniniwala.
English
Maybe, because not
all people have the
same beliefs.
Respondent 9 Maybe, because of
the difference in
Raw Data preferences.
Maybe, because
some other students
prefer wearing
uniform, some
others prefer
wearing casual, so I
don’t know.
English
Maybe, because
some other students
prefer wearing
uniform, some
others prefer
88
wearing casual, so I
don’t know.
Respondent 10 Yes, because of the
difference in
Raw Data capabilities.
Yes, kasi kailangan
nilang tingnan yung
kakayanan ng
estudyante at
magkaroon ng
respeto sa anumang
kasuotan ang
meron sila, pero
dapat yung
kasuotan na ‘yon
ay akma naman sa
patakaran ng
eskwelahan.
English
Yes, because they
also need to look at
the capabilities of
89
the students and
have respect for
whatever clothing
they have, but the
clothing should be
according to the
rules of the school.
Respondent 11 Yes, because
uniforms present
Raw Data school and looks
I think also… oo, organized.
yes. Kasi sino ba
naman yung ayaw
ano, i-present yung
school and pangit
tingnan yung pag…
yung casual clothes
na ano… like sa
mga flag ceremony,
ganun, parang
pangit tingnan.
90
English
I think also, yes.
Because who
doesn’t want to
present their
school, and it is
unpleasant for the
eyes when students
only wear casual
clothes, like in flag
ceremonies, like
that.
Respondent 12 Not sure, because
graduating students
Raw Data do not have anyone
Uhmm… hindi ako to give or sell their
sure kung lahat ng uniforms.
ibang estudyante
mag-aagree sa
reasons ko so
maybe ang iba
maga-agree kasi
paano nga ba
91
naman kaming ga-
graduate, wala
kaming
mapagbibigyan ng
uniform then wala
kaming
mapagbebentahan,
masasayang lang
yung panggastos
namin.
English
Uhmm… I’m not
sure if all students
will agree with my
reasons. Maybe
others will agree
because how about
us graduating
students? We don’t
have anyone to
give or sell our
uniforms to. We
will just waste our

92
money.
Respondent 13 A part might agree,
Raw Data a part might
So, may part man disagree.
na students na may
mag-agree tas may
part man na
students na ma-
disagree. So, kasi
may kaniya-kaniya
din bay sand ana
reason.
English
So, a part of
students might
agree and a part
might disagree
because we have
our own reasons.
Respondent 14 Yes, general
perceptions.
93
Raw Data
Feeling ko mag-
aagree din sila kasi
yun din yung
general ano nila eh,
yun na yung
general perceptions
nila regarding sa
uniforms.
English
I think they would
also agree because
that’s their general
perceptions
regarding uniforms.
Respondent 15 Yes, if ideas are the
same.
Raw Data
Yes, if we have the
same idea or
knowledge about
this policy. If we
both want the
proper wearing or
94
uniform rather than
casual clothes.
English
Yes, if we have the
same idea or
knowledge about
this policy. If we
both want the
proper wearing or
uniform rather than
casual clothes.
Respondent 16 Some may agree,
some may not.
Raw Data
I think other
students will also
agree to me or
some, some may
not but some will
agree to my
reasons. Why?
Because as a
95
student, I, also a
student, and other
student also have
the same perception
as me who wanted
as, yung uniform
nga, because it is
the standard of the
school that
requires.
English
I think other
students will also
agree to me or
some, some may
not but some will
agree to my
reasons. Why?
Because as a
student, I, also a
student, and other
students also have
the same perception

96
as me who wanted
as uniforms
because it is the
standard that the
school requires.
Q7. Do you Respondent 1 Stop, liberated Some respondents
think the school clothing. believe the policy
should continue or Raw Data should be
stop this policy? I think they should continued because
Why? stop it, kasi kapag it all depends on
pinatuloy pa nila the student on what
yung uh, No- they should wear,
Uniform Policy, or some don’t have
No-Uniform plans on having a
Required, ay uniform, freedom
magiging liberated on clothing and less
lang yung students expenses. Some
the way sila believe it should be
magdress up. stopped because
students get
English liberated in their
I think they should clothing, uniforms
stop it, because it look more formal
97
they continue the and clean, and
No-Uniform students can be
Required Policy, easily recognized.
students will get
liberated the way
they dress up.
Respondent 2 Continue, depends
on the student but
Raw Data with limitations.
Uhm, para sakin,
mas magandang
ipagpatuloy ang
No-Uniform
Required Policy
para, dahil naka…
nakadepende
naman sa taong
sumusuot ang gusto
niyang suotin pero
kailangan pa rin ng
limitasyon.
98
English
Uhm, for me, it is
better to continue
the No-Uniform
Required Policy
because it depends
to the person
wearing what they
want to wear but
limitation is still
needed.
Respondent 3 Continue, not all
students have plans
Raw Data to get their
Continue, kasi uniforms sewed.
hindi naman lahat
ng estudyante may
balak at nagbabalak
na magpatahi ng
uniform, tsaka
yung two years
lang naman kasi
yung ano, yung
99
senior high kaya
medyo gastos din
yun, yung two
years na yun.
English
Continue, because
not all students
have plans or
planning to get
their uniforms
sewed. Besides,
senior high is just
two years so those
two years is also
costly.
Respondent 4 Stop, because
uniforms look clean
Raw Data and formal, and
Tingin ko na dapat easy recognition,
stop para, para ano, and continue
malinis tingnan at because less
formal tsaka mas
100
madaling expenses.
marecognize yung
talagang students
ng school. Tsaka
dapat ring i-
continue kasi nga
yung parang iba,
diba nasa public
tayo, public school,
tapos hay yung iba
hay parang kapos
baga sa pera parang
yung sa, instead na
sa uniform hay
pagkagastusan nila,
dapat hay sa daily
needs na lang.
English
I think it should be
stopped to look
clean and formal
and to easily
recognize the actual

101
students of a
school. And also
continue because
we are in a public
school and others
are short on money.
So instead waste it
in uniform, it
should be spent on
their daily needs.
Respondent 5 Stop after the
pandemic.
Raw Data
Uhm, siguro pag
matapos lon ang
pandemya, pwede
nang i-stop yung
No-Uniform
(Required) Policy.
English
Uhm, maybe when
the pandemic is
102
completely over,
No-Uniform
Required Policy
can be stopped.
Respondent 6 Continue.
Raw Data
Continue para na
rin sa aming mga
walang pera ang
magulang.
English
Continue for us
whose parents have
no money.
Respondent 7
Raw Data
Uhm, I think no. I
think no since most
sa ating mga
103
students sa Senior
High ay comes
from poor family
and isabay pa ang
inflation kasi in this
season, I think na
we should stop this.
I think we should
stop this uhm,
policy.
English
Uhm, I think no
since most of the
students in Senior
High came from
poor familied and
with the addition of
inflation because in
this season, I think
we should stop this
We should stop this
policy.
104
Respondent 8 Continue, but
uniforms look more
Raw Data presentable.
Dapat i-continue
pero mas
presentable tan-
awon yung student
na naka-uniform sa
casual lang.
English
It should be
continued but
students look more
presentable in
uniform than in
casual.
Respondent 9 Continue, because
of the freedom in
Raw Data clothing.
Uhm, I think they
should continue
105
this policy because
every students have
the freedom to
wear what they
want in school in
order for them to
have their
confidence.
English
Uhm, I think they
should continue
this policy because
every students have
the freedom to
wear what they
want in school in
order for them to
have their
confidence.
Respondent 10 Continue,
affordability and
capability to
106
Raw Data provide.
I think continue,
kasi kailangan
nilang tingnan yung
affordability tsaka
yung kakayanan ng
isang estudyante na
mai-provide yung
uniform.
English
I think continue,
because they also
need to look at the
affordability and
the capability of the
student to provide
Respondent 11 Continue, to get
used.
Raw Data
Yes, para na din
masanay, like sa
college kasi nag-
uuniform diba yung
107
iba. Para na din sila
masanay ma mag-
uniform. Yeah,
continue.
English
Yes, so they can
get used, like in
college where
others wear
uniform. So they
can get used in
wearing uniform.
Yeah, continue.
Respondent 12 Continue, uniforms
look formal and
Raw Data casual clothes are
Uhm, continue. okay.
Kasi magandang
tingnan lahat ng
estudyante kapag
naka-uniform then
pormal tingnan.
108
Kung casual naman
kasi uhm, okay
lang to sa mga
Grade 11 kung
magca-casual sila,
so parang
gagastos…
gagastos pa kasi
bibilhin pa ng
bagong damit para
sa next day na
susuotin.
English
Uhm, continue
because students in
uniform looks good
and more formal. If
casual, it is okay
for Grade 11
students if they
wear casual, but
they need to spend
money on clothes
109
for tomorrow use.
Respondent 13
Raw Data
Stop kasi ang
uniform hay
nagapakilala ngani
to as a student of
Alcantara National
High School.
English
Stop because
uniforms serves as
identification of
students om
Alcantara National
High School.
Respondent 14 Stop, uniforms look
Raw Data clean and
Although sang- represents school.
ayon naman ako sa
110
idea, feel ako hindi
siya okay kung
ipagpapatuloy siya
so dun ako sa
choice na i-istop
yung pag-
implement kasi
may silbi kasi yung
ano eh, yung
pagsuot ng
uniform. Kaya nga
siya tinawag na
uniform para pag
tiningnan mo yung
mga estudyante,
malinis sila tingnan
and siyempre yung
uniform kasi natin,
yun din
nagrerepresent sa
ating school, kaya
ayun.
English
111
Respondent 15 Stop implementing
the policy.
Raw Data
The school should
stop implementing
this policy because
wearing school
uniform is not the
big deal to be a
good student.
Casual clothes is
okay to wear in
school when they
have PE activities
but if students
always follow the
trend, it can be
their expenses.
English
The school should
stop implementing
this policy because
wearing school
112
uniform is not the
big deal to be a
good student.
Casual clothes is
okay to wear in
school when they
have PE activities
but if students
always follow the
trend, it can be
their expenses.
Respondent 16 Stop, for
identification of
Raw Data students.
Stop, I think stop
kasi like what…
ano, mas prefer ko
pa rin yung
uniform, required
talaga yung
uniform lahat ng
estudyante kasi
yun… yun nga,
113
pagkakakilanlan
natin bilang isang
estudyante kasi pag
casual lang kasi
yung susuotin
natin, parang ano,
parang di ko ma-
explain… Parang
hindi.. parang hindi
ka matutukoy kung
estudyante ka ba or
hind isa isang
school.
English
Stop, I think stop
because I prefer
uniforms being
required to all
students because
that serves as our
identity as a
student. Because if
we only wear
114
casual, it’s like… I
cannot explain. It’s
like, you cannot be
recognized if you
are a student or not
in a school.
Q8. Did the Respondent 1 Yes, becoming It affected some of
Mandatory responsible. the students in a
Uniform Policy you Raw Data way that it helped
experienced during Yes, in a way that it them during rainy
your Junior High made me a seasons, looks cool,
School days responsible student and helped them
affected you? If because by wearing into becoming a
yes, in what way? uhm, my uniform, I responsible person,
am also while some did not
representing my get affected by the
class. Mandatory
Uniform Policy.
English
Yes, in a way that it
made me a
responsible student
because by wearing
115
uhm, my uniform, I
am also
representing my
class.
Respondent 2 No.
Raw Data
Para sakin, wala
naman. Hindi
naman siya
nakaapekto.
English
For me, not really.
It doesn’t really
116
affect.
Respondent 3 Yes, especially
when raining, but
Raw Data no effect in mindset
Ah, yes. Of course. of students.
Example, kapag
umuulan ng ano, di
nalalabhan yung
uniform which is,
sabi nga ni Sir ano
noon ay dapat ay
palagi nagsusuor
araw-araw gid, as
in araw-araw yung
SSC uniform kapag
umuulan tapos
hindi nalabhan
yung uniform, wala
tayong choice diba
kundi mag-ano
nun, sibilyan or
magpalda lamang
kato kag bukon, di
117
lon pantaas ang
sibilyan kato, kaya
nakakaapekto
talaga. May effect
talaga maw sa
estudyante, at sa
mindset it
estudyante.
English
Ah, yes. Of course.
Example, when it is
raining, your
uniform will not be
washed. Just like
what Sir said then
that we should
wear our SSC
uniform every day.
When it is raining
and the clothes are
not washed, we
have no choice but
to wear civilian or
118
skirt only, so it
really affects. It
does have effect on
the students and
their mindset.
Respondent 4 No.
Raw Data
No. Ay… oo, hindi.
English
No. Ay… yes, no.
Respondent 5 No.
Raw Data
No.
English
No.
Respondent 6 Not really.
119
Raw Data
Uh, hindi naman
kasi na… nakakaya
naman na labhan
ulit kinabukasan.
English
Uh, not really
because I am able
to wash it.
Respondent 7 Hard in a way it
becomes formal but
Raw Data no trouble in
Uh, with the choosing clothes.
Mandatory Policy,
uhm… kaya
mahirap kasi yun in
a way na magiging
formal sa school
and… and hindi
ako mahihirapan as
pagpili ng mga
clothes ko para sa
120
pag-attend ng
klase.
English
Uh, with the
Mandatory Policy,
it’s hard in a way
that it will be
formal in school
and I will not have
a hard time in
choosing my
clothes for
attending a class.
Respondent 8 No.
Raw Data
Hindi.
English
No.
121
Respondent 9 No.
Raw Data
No, it doesn’t
affect.
English
No, it doesn’t
affect.
Respondent 10 No.
Raw Data
No.
English
No.
Respondent 11 Yes, feels cool.
Raw Data
Yes, because I
think ano, parang…
like ang tal—cool
122
ko sa ano, tingnan
sa suot ko yung
uniform namin,
parang
pinagpepresent ko
yung school namin,
like ganun.
English
Yes, because I
think I look cool
wearing our
uniform, like I’m
representing our
school.
Respondent 12 Yes, uniforms look
better.
Uhm, nakakaapekto
din ‘to kasi uhm,
mas maganda pa
rin tingnan na
naka-uniform lahat,
123
so mas magandang
ano, tingnan, kasi
pormal kung
papasok dito.
Uhm, it also affects
because it is still
better when
everyone is
wearing uniform, it
is preferable
because it looks
formal.
Raw Data Required Policy, no
No-Uniform uniform.
Required Policy
‘cause I don’t have
uniform.
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy
124
because I don’t
have uniform.
Respondent 14 Not affected.
Raw Data
Actually, hindi
naman ako
naapektuhan kasi
sakin, wala namang
problema sa
pagsusuot ng
uniform, okay
naman sakin
walang problema,
so di naman ako
naapektuhan.
English
Actually, I did not
get affected
because for me,
there is no problem
in wearing uniform.
It’s okay for me, no
125
problem so did not
get affected.
Respondent 15 No.
Raw Data
No.
English
No.
Respondent 16 It affects your
identity as a
Raw Data student.
It… nakakaapekto
kasi dati, required
talaga yung mag-
uniform ang isang
estudyante sa
paaralan kasi
pumupunta ka sa
paaralan, kaya nga
naka-uniform
talaga, parang yung
pagkakakilanlan,
126
dun… dun
bumabase sa
pagsuot ng
uniform.
English
It affects because in
the past, students
are really required
to wear uniforms in
school. You wear
uniform because
you are going to
school. It’s like
your identification
as a student is
based on wearing
uniform.
Q9. Which do you Respondent 1 Mandatory Some preferred No-
prefer, Mandatory Uniform Policy, Uniform Required
Uniform Policy or Raw Data organized and no Policy because it
No-uniform Mandatory violation of rules. allows freedom of
Required Policy? Uniform Policy, expression through
127
kasi uh, kapag clothing, free to
naka-uniform lahat wear what they
ng students, mas want, less
organized silang expenses, and they
tingnan at walang are comfortable to
student na show their fashion
makakapaglabag and styles. Some
doon sa policy ng preferred
school kagaya na Mandatory
lang ng Uniform Policy
dresscode… because it looks
dresscoding, and more organized,
yung iba kasi kapag formal, and looks
No-Uniform better, school and
Required Policy, students can be
yung iba naka- recognized, and no
croptop, yung iba rules are violated.
naman uh, may
sinusuot silang
labag doon sa
school kaya I prefer
Mandatory
Uniform Policy.
128
English
Mandatory
Uniform Policy
because, when
everyone is in
uniform, they are
more organized and
no student can
violate the school’s
policy, like the
dress code… dress
coding. Because in
No-Uniform
Required Policy,
others wear crop
tops, others wear
clothing that are
against the school
so I prefer
Mandatory
Uniform Policy.
129
Required Policy,
Raw Data freedom of
For me, No- expression.
Uniform Required
Policy, kasi may
freedom of
expression ang mga
estudyante sa
pamamagitan ng
pananamit.
English
For me, No-
Uniform Required
Policy because
students have the
freedom of
expression through
what they wear.
Required Policy,
having options.
130
Raw Data
No-Uniform
Required Policy
dahil kapag No-
Uniform Required
Policy,
nagkakaroon sila
ng two options
which is magsuot
ng uniform kapag
papasok or magsuot
ng casual which is
yung hindi casual
na as in revealing
na, which is bawal
sa school na toh,
yung proper attire
lang. Kaya nag-
ano, meron silang
option para…
hahaha… basta
imaw ‘to.
131
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy
because students
have two options
which is to wear
uniform when
going to school or
casual, not the
revealing ones,
which is against the
school. Only those
proper attires. So
yeah, they have two
options.
Required Policy,
Raw Data self-expression.
Sa No-Uniform
Required Policy
kasi ano, matutu—
ma-eexpress nila
yung sarili nila
132
through clothing.
English
Because in No-
Uniform Requred
Policy, they can
express themselves
through clothing.
Respondent 5 Mandatory
Uniform Policy,
Raw Data looks better and
Uhm, mas prefer formal.
nakon yung ano,
Mandatory
Uniform Policy
kasi mas maganda
tingnan at tsaka
mas mukhang
pormal.
English
Uhm, I prefer
Mandatory
133
Uniform Policy
because it’s
pleasing to the eyes
and looks more
formal.
Required Policy,
Raw Data uniforms not
No-Uniform required.
Required Policy
kasi uhm… hindi
mo na kailangang
mag-uniform eh,
tsaka ‘di… ‘di ko
naman sinasabi na
hindi okay yung
uniform. Ang akin
lang, may… bilang
ako din ay nag-
aaral din eh, ‘di
araw-araw ay
kaya… kaya i-
handle yung
paglalaba ng
134
uniform at tsaka
pati yung mga
acads.
No-Uniform
Required Policy
because you don’t
have to wear
uniform. I’m not
saying that
uniforms are not
okay, For me, as
I’m also studying,
not every day can
we handle washing
clothes and acads.
Required Policy,
Raw Data less expenses.
Uhmm… I think
uh, I prefer No-
Uniform Required
Policy and
135
siyempre naman na
in this year ay
meron tayong
tinatawag na
inflation and maybe
na mahihirapan sa
budget and sa
paggastos yung
mga students,
especially yung
mga low-income.
English
Uhm, I think, I
prefer No-Uniform
Required Policy
and of course, in
this year, we have
this thing called
inflation nad
maybe, we are
having difficulty in
our budget and
expenses,
136
especially those
with low income.
Uniform Policy,
Raw Data looks better.
Mandatory
Uniform Policy
kasi ano, mas nami
bay tan-awon ang
estudyante na naka-
uniform kaysa ano
lang, naka-casual.
English
Mandatory
Uniform Policy
because it looks
better when
students are
wearing uniforms
than casual.
137
Required Policy,
Raw Data freedom on
Uhm, I prefer to clothing.
choose the second
choice because
sometimes, it’s
expensive to have it
washed, so maybe I
prefer not to wear
uniform always. It
can be casual or
uniform.
English
Uhm, I prefer to
choose the second
choice (No-
Uniform Required
Policy) because
sometimes, it’s
expensive to have it
washed, so maybe I
prefer not to wear
138
uniform always. It
can be casual or
uniform.
Required Policy,
Raw Data fashion and styles.
No-Uniform
Required Policy,
kasi yun din naman
kasi yung gusto
nila, kasi sa
panahon ngayon
mahilig tayong mga
estudyante sa
fashion or mahilig
sila sa ibang style
ng damit.
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy
because that’s what
others also like,
139
because in this
time, we, students
are fond in fashion
and different styles
of clothes.
Uniform Policy,
Raw Data representation of
Uhm, for me, yung school and less
Mandatory expenses.
Uniform Policy.
Ano, yun na nga,
naipepresent ko
yung ano, yung
school and, ang ano
lang, hindi ko na
kailangan gumastos
ng iba para bumili
ng damit-damit.
English
Uhm, for me,
Mandatory
140
Uniform Policy
because I represent
our school and I
don’t have to spend
money in buying
clothes.
Required Policy,
Raw Data comfortability.
No-Uniform
Required Policy,
kasi yung iba mas
komportable sila sa
casual kesa sa
uniform.
English
No-Uniform
Required Policy
because others are
more comfortable
in casual than in
141
uniform.
Respondent 13
Raw Data
English
Uniform Policy as
Raw Data a way of discipline.
Para sa akin lang
ha, mas gusto ko
yung Mandatory
Uniform Policy
kasi as myself, may
ugali kasi ako sa
pagigng
disciplined, kaya
mas prefer ko yung
ganiyan para…
parang way na rin
kasi sakin yun sa
pagdidisiplina sa
sarili ko, kaya mas
gusto ko yung
Mandatory.
142
English
In my opinion, I
prefer Mandatory
Uniform Policy
because as myself,
I have a personality
of being
disciplined, so I
prefer that as a way
to discipline
myself, so I prefer
Mandatory.
Uniform Policy,
Raw Data wearing uniform is
Mandatory the best and purest
Uniform Policy thing to do.
because when
students are
wearing this
uniform is the best
or purest thing they
do and they will be
143
called as students.
English
Mandatory
Uniform Policy
because when
students are
wearing this
uniform is the best
or purest thing they
do and they will be
called as students.
Uniform Policy,
Raw Data classification as
I prefer Mandatory students.
Uniform Policy
kasi pag magsusuot
kasi tayo ng
uniform, nang…
formal tayo eh.
Natatawag tayong
estudyante, unlike
144
wearing casual
clothes, although
masasabi tayong
estudyante kasi
may bag tayo, pero
wearing uniform is
or or… should be
required to all
students.
English
I prefer Mandatory
Uniform Policy
because if we wear
uniform, we are
formal. We can be
classified as a
student, unlike
wearing casual
clothes. Although
we can be called a
student because we
have bags, wearing
uniform is, or or…

145
should be required
to all students.
Q10. For you, Respondent 1 No-Uniform
why is No-Uniform Required Policy is
Required Policy necessary in school
necessary in because for the
school? respondents,
Respondent 2 Performance is students'
affected in a performance can be
Raw Data positive way. affected in a
It is necessary positive way,
because through allows the students
clothes that they to express
are comfortable to themselves by
wear, their letting them wear
performance can be what they want,
affected in a comfortable to
positive way. show their fashion
and styles, and

English fewer expenses
It is necessary because uniforms
because through can be replaced,
clothes that they
146
are comfortable to especially if you
wear, their have no one to give
performance can be it to after use.
affected in a
positive way.
Respondent 3 With options.
Raw Data
Ano, sa No-
Uniform Required
Policy… why is it
necessary? Yun
nga, yung sinabi
ko, meron silang
option para
magsuot ng formal
at ‘di formal, kasi
kapag Mandatory
Uniform ang
susuotin lang dapat
nila doon ay
uniform, na parang
pangit naman
tingnan nun kaya…

147
pero mas maganda
siguro is kapag
may days na may
uniform tapos may
days din na sibilyan
yung aanuhin nila.
Uhm, No-Uniform
Required Poplicy,
why is it
necessary? Just as
I’ve said, they have
options to wear
formal and not,
because in
Mandatory
Uniform Policy,
they should only
wear unifoorm,
which looks bad. I
think it’s better if
there are days
where you should
wear uniform and

148
days for casual
clothes.
Respondent 4 Freedom of
expression.
Raw Data
Para ma-express
nila yung kanilang
mga sarili kasi nga
they can wear what
they want to wear.
English
So that they can
express themselves
because they can
wear what they
want to wear.
Respondent 5 Depends on the
student on what to
Raw Data wear.
Siyempre, kagaya
ng sinabi ko
149
kanina, galing tayo
sa pandemya, nasa
gitna tayo ng
pandemya. Kaya
yun, depende sa
estudyante kung
magsusuot sila ng
uniform or hindi.
English
Of course, just like
what I said earlier,
we are from a
pandemic, in the
middle of a crisis,
so yeah, it depends
on the student if
they will wear
uniform or not.
Respondent 6 Uniforms will be
replaced someday.
Raw Data
Kung bakit hindi
150
necessary… ay,
bakit necessary…
Uhm, siguro ano
din, kasi dumating
din kasi yung ano,
na pinapalitan din
yung uniform. At
para uhm, mahirap
din bilang
estudyante na
magpalit-palit ng
uniform at tsaka
nauubos yung time
sa paglalaba at
pagpapatuyo ng
uniform, kunyari
isa lang yung
uniform.
English
Why is it not
necessary… oh,
why is it
necessary? Uhm,
151
maybe because
there comes a day
where uniforms are
being replaced.
And it’s hard for
students to change
uniforms and the
time is also wasted
in washing and
drying uniform, if
ever they only have
one.
Respondent 7 Formal in other
ways.
Raw Data
Uhm, it is, for
me… it is
necessary for our
school since uhm,
we can be formal in
other ways without
the use of…
without wearing
152
uniforms so we can
be formal in school
with the use of a T-
shirt or Polo
instead in wearing
clothes.
English
Uhm, it is, for
me… it is
necessary for our
school since uhm,
we can be formal in
other ways without
the use of…
without wearing
uniforms so we can
be formal in school
with the use of a T-
shirt or Polo
instead in wearing
clothes.
153
Respondent 8 Expensive.
Raw Data
Kasi magastos sa
dami.
English
Because it’s
expensive in
quantity.
Respondent 9 Less expenses and
own styles.
Raw Data
Uhm, because for
me, some students
have no money to
buy their own
uniform. So I prefer
to choose No-
Uniform, because
in order for them to
wear their own
styles in school.
154
English
Uhm, because for
me, some students
have no money to
buy their own
uniform. So, I
prefer to choose
No-Uniform, in
order for them to
wear their own
styles in school.
Respondent 10 Good for those who
can’t afford
Raw Data uniforms.
No-Uniform Policy
is necessary in
school because
some students can’t
afford to buy their
own uniform, and I
think this policy
can help to other
155
students who have
not enough money
to buy their
uniforms.
English
No-Uniform
(Required) Policy
is necessary in
school because
some students can’t
afford to buy their
own uniform, and I
think this policy
can help other
students who do
not enough money
to buy their
uniforms.
Respondent 11
clothing.
156
Raw Data
Sa sarili kong
opinyon, and
pagsuot ng ano,
casual sa No-
Uniform Required
Policy, parang
diyan nila… yung
kumbaga masusuot
nila lahat ng gusto
nila. Kung yung
kumbaga, kunwari,
may bago silang
nabiling damit,
pwede nilang
suotin yun
pagpasok ng
school.
English
In my own opinion,
the wearing of
casual in No-
157
Uniform Required
Policy, that’s where
they can wear what
they really want.
For example, they
have new clothes,
they can wear that
in going to school.
Respondent 13
Raw Data
English
Respondent 14 Less expenses
Raw Data
So aside pa doon sa
mga pag-eexpress
ng students sa sarili
nila, one problem
din kasi sa mga
uniforms is yung
cost niya, diba ang
mamahal ng mga
uniforms so, bilang
158
sa atin, sa school
natin sa ANHS,
public school siya
diba, so necessary
ito for students
since siyempre
hindi na nila
kailangnag
maggastos pa,
bumili ng uniform.
Necessary yung
No-Uniform Policy
in terms of
financial aspects.
English
Aside from
students expressing
themselves, one
problem of
uniforms is the
expensive cost. So
here in our school,
ANHS, it’s a public

159
school, right? So, it
is necessary for
students so they
don’t have to spend
money on buying
uniforms. No-
Uniform Required
Policy is necessary
in financial aspects.
Respondent 15
Raw Data
English
Respondent 16
Raw Data
English
Q11. How did Respondent 1 The No-Uniform
this policy help you Required Policy
as a student? helped the
respondents in their
confidence, time
management,
freedom and
formality,
160
movement, and
their expenses.
Respondent 2 Less expenses and
confidence.
Raw Data
As a student, hindi
na ‘ko mahihirapan
na magpatahi pa at
gumastos. Also,
natutulungan nito
ako maging
confident sa sarili
dahil mas
nakakagalaw ako
nang maayos kasi
komportable ako sa
aking sinusuot.
English
As a student, I
won’t have trouble
getting my uniform
sewed and spend
money. Also, it
161
helps me be
confident in myself
because I can move
better because I am
comfortable in
what I am wearing.
clothing.
Raw Data
Uhm, nakatulong?
Uhm, siguro gani
sa No-uniform
Required Policy,
may times na wa
gid ko’t lambong
na masuksok other
than sa uniform…
Ay bukon sa
uniform! Gali. So,
sa No-Uniform
162
Required Policy na
‘yan, dahil udyan,
nang… free ko na
magsuot ng ibang
damit other than
the uniform which
is a good thing.
English
Uhm, helped?
Uhm, maybe
because of the Ni-
Uniform Required
Policy, there are
times when I have
no clothes to wear
other than
uniform… Oh, not
in uniform! So, in
the No-Uniform
Required Policy,
because of this, I
am free to wear
other clothes other

163
than uniform which
is a good thing.
clothing.
Raw Data
It gave me the
freedom to… to
choose what I want
to wear, if I want to
wear casual clothes
or uniform.
English
It gave me the
freedom to… to
choose what I want
to wear, if I want to
wear casual clothes
or uniform.
Raw Data
Uhm, siyempre,
164
nakabawas-bawas
sa… sa gastusin at
tsaka diba nga sabi
ko kanina galing
tayo sa gitna ng
pandemya, zero
budget, back…
back to zero tayo,
so nakatulong yun
para hindi na iisipin
yung mga gastos
para sa uniform.
English
Uhm, of course,
expenses are
reduced at like
what I said earlier,
we came from a
pandemic, zero
budget, and we are
back to zero. So, it
helped me not to
think about the

165
expenses for the
uniform.
Respondent 6 Time management.
Raw Data
Mas namamanage
ko yung time ko
bilang student na…
gumawa ng mga…
acads or mga
assignment ko sa
bahay.
English
I can manage my
time better as a
student… to do
acads or my
assignments at
home.
clothing and
166
formality.
Raw Data
Uhh, it helped me
as a student
because I can
choose any clothes
I want to in order to
be formal at school.
English
Uhh, it helped me
as a student
because I can
choose any clothes
I want to in order to
be formal at school.
clothing.
Raw Data
Uhm, pwede mo
suksukon kung ano
mong gustong
suksukon nga
167
lambong.
English
Uhm, you can wear
what clothes you
want to wear.
clothing.
Raw Data
This policy helped
me, uhm, because
especially in going
to school, in
choosing my outfits
because sometimes,
I’m running out, I
wear shorts in
going to school so I
prefer to wear
casual.
English
This policy helped
168
me, uhm, because
especially in going
to school, in
choosing my outfits
because sometimes,
I’m running out, I
wear shorts in
going to school so I
prefer to wear
casual.
clothing.
Raw Data
This policy helped
me as a student
because I can wear
what I want
according to the
rules of school
because school is
for education and
not for fashion.
169
English
This policy helped
me as a student
because I can wear
what I want
according to the
rules of school
because school is
for education and
not for fashion.
Respondent 11
Respondent 12 Better movement.
Raw Data
As a student, uh,
nakakatulong ‘to
kasi nakakagalaw
ako nang maayos.
Uhm, kumbaga,
yung paggalaw ko,
‘di ako nahihirapan
170
kesa sa palda, naka-
uniform. Hindi ako
makaupo nang
maayos, hindi ako
makagalaw kasi
nga kailangan
mong mag-ingat sa
pagsuot nun kasi
baka may makita
sayo na ‘di karapat-
dapat makita.
English
As a student, uh, it
helped bacaise I
can move better.
I’m not having a
hard time in my
movements than in
a skirt, in a
uniform. I cannot
sit properly because
you need to be
careful in wearing
171
that because others
might see
something
inappropriate.
Respondent 13
Raw Data
English
Respondent 14 None, there is no
Raw Data problem in wearing
Actually, wala uniform and No-
naman kasi in first Uniform Required
place naman, wala Policy.
namang problema
sa pagsuot ng
uniform din eh,
wala namang
problema sa policy
na yun, regardless
sa ano… okay lang
din naman ako…
okay ako both sa
172
No-Uniform at sa
Mandatory.
English
Actually, none
because in the first
place, there is no
problem in wearing
uniform, there is no
problem in that
policy. I’m okay to
both No-Uniform
and Mandatory.
Respondent 15
Raw Data
English
Respondent 16
Raw Data
English
DISCUSSION
The table 1 shows the questions and general ideas in the data gathered from the
respondents. The different perceptions of students were shown. For question 1, Most of
173
the respondents’ answers said they wear casual clothes and some wear both uniform and
casual clothes. For question 2, the respondents wear uniform because that’s where they
are comfortable and to look presentable and formal, whereas casual to feel comfortable,
don’t have uniform or haven’t been washed, only thing they can afford, and because
uniforms are not required anymore. For question 3, some respondents believe that No-
Uniform Required Policy is a good thing because it gives the freedom in choosing what
to wear in school, allows freedom of expression through clothing, and fewer expenses.
On the other hand, some respondents believe that this policy is a bad thing because
having uniform gives identification of a student and serves as a representation of a
school. For question 4, most students said they agree to the No-Uniform Required Policy,
some do not, and some both agree and disagree. For question 5, some of the respondents
agreed to the No-Uniform Required Policy because it is more comfortable, gives freedom
inn clothing, comfortable to move, and in favor for graduating students and those with
low income. Some disagreed because students are having a hard time in choosing what to
wear and uniforms serve as the representation of a school and the identification of a
student. For question 6, some of the respondents believe others would agree to their
reasons, some do not, while some are not sure because they have different perceptions
towards the policy. For question 7, some respondents believe the policy should be
continued and some believed it should be stopped. For question 8, the Mandatory
Uniform Policy affected some of the students in terms of mindset and behavior while
some did not get affected by the said policy. For question 9, some of the respondents
preferred No-Uniform Required Policy because it allows freedom of expression through
clothing and lessens the expenses whereas some preferred Mandatory Uniform Policy
174
because it looks more organized, formal, looks better, easier recognition of students and
school, and no violation of rules. For question 10, No-Uniform Required Policy is
necessary in school because for the respondents, students' performance can be affected in
a positive way, allows the students to express themselves by letting them wear what they
want, comfortable to show their fashion and styles, and fewer expenses because uniforms
can be replaced, especially if you have no one to give it to after use. For question 11, The
No-Uniform Required Policy helped the respondents in their confidence, time
management, freedom and formality, movement, and their expenses. As stated on the
information gathered, the researchers believed that the students have different opinions
towards uniform and casual clothes and different opinions towards the No-Uniform
Required Policy.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Fewer
Expenses
Time-
Comfortability
Management
No-Uniform
Required
Policy
Freedom in
Confidence
clothing
175
Self-
expression
CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Generally, the main focus of this qualitative research study is to describe and
towards the “No-Uniform Required Policy”.
Specifically, this study refers to the following objectives:
1. To narrate the perceptions of Senior High School Students regarding the No-
Uniform Required Policy.
2. To identify whether the Senior High School students agree or disagree with the
No-Uniform Required Policy.
3. To identify the reasons behind the agreement or disagreement of Senior High
School Students on the No-Uniform Required Policy.
176
4. To identify the benefits of the No-Uniform Required Policy that it can give to
Senior High School Students.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
After conducting series of data gathering procedures, the researchers are able to
get the information we needed for our research. The results of our research were able to
narrate the perceptions of senior high school students towards the No-Uniform Required
Policy like it being a good thing because it allows freedom of expression and clothing
and it being a bad thing because it of no identification of students and school. Some of
the students, although agree to the No-Uniform Required Policy, prefer Mandatory
Uniform Policy more because it is more organized, clean, and looks formal, while others
prefer No-Uniform Required Policy because it allows freedom in wearing clothes. No-
Uniform Required Policy helps in managing time and expenses, improves confidence,
and promotes better movement.
CONCLUSION
The following were the conclusions drawn based on the findings of the study:
1. The perceptions of the students towards the No-Uniform Required Policy are
different from each other.
2. The No-Uniform Required Policy helps other students but burdens some.
3. What a student wear is directly connected on their mindset and other aspects.
177
RECOMMENDATIONS
In the light of the findings and conclusions, the researchers strongly recommend
the following:
1. For the students, they should decide which type of clothing are applicable to them
because what you wear improves some aspects.
2. For the parents, they should know their children’s opinions on what they wear to
be able to buy clothes according to their children’s preferences. Be a guide and a
support for them.
3. For the school, they should learn the opinions and perceptions of the students to
be able to enforce rules and regulations that all students are glad to follow
4. Lastly, other enthusiasts are encouraged to conduct similar study in a wider scope
to validate results and findings of the present study.
178
REFERENCES
Brunsma, D. L., & Rockquemore, K. A. (1998). Effects of student uniforms on
attendance, behavior problems, substance use, and
academic achievement. The Journal of Educational Research, 92(1), 53-62.
U.S. Department of Education. (1996). Manual on school uniforms.
179
Mimmo, Jonathan, "Student perceptions of school uniforms: A Comparative study of
students who participated in school uniforms and those who did not" (2012). Thesis and
Dissertations. 146.
West, C. K., Tidwell, D. K., Bomba, A. K., & Elmore, P. A. (1999). Attitudes of parents
about school uniforms.
(Others are to be noted.)
180

Practical Research I

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Practical Research I

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Practical Research I

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

NO-UNIFORM REQUIRED POLICY: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS IN ALCANTARA NATIONAL HIGH

SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Background of the Study

The introduction of uniforms has affected different aspects of students’ education.

themselves. (Brunsma & Rockquemore, 1998). School-wide uniform policies force

(West, Tidwell, Bomba, & Elmore, 1999).

The implementation of the “No-Uniform Required Policy” by Vice President and

students concerning this subject.

towards the No-Uniform Required Policy.

Statement of the Problem

towards the “No-Uniform Required Policy”.

Specifically, this study refers to the following objectives:

Uniform Required Policy.

No-Uniform Required Policy.

3. To identify the reasons behind the agreement or disagreement of Senior High

School Students on the No-Uniform Required Policy.

Senior High School Students.

Significance of the Study

uniforms. Conducting this study will be significant for the following:

 Students. Learners would be made aware of the advantages and disadvantages of

wearing uniforms and wearing civilian clothing in going to school.

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

month of October 2022 to December 2022 at Alcantara National High School-Senior

High School Campus in Alcantara, Romblon.

qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Continuing research on school uniforms may be particularly important for

students as young adolescents are particularly vulnerable to perceptions about clothing

themselves as learners (Francis, 1992; Murray, 1997).

pandemic. It is said to be implemented to avoid incurring additional costs to the families

considerations, for the benefit of everyone.

environment, researchers continue to explore schools that implemented uniform policies.

(defined by measure of gang presence, violence, and bullying) in a school. Many

in positive behavior or attendance or change in in-school infractions (Brunsma, 2004;

Brunsma & Rockquemore, 1998; Sowell, 2012).

violence. By mandating what must be worn in school, administrators remove the

uniforms. Gursky (1996) identified school uniforms as an effective method to identify

possible intruders or strangers in and around schools. Keeping students in identifiable

Some proponents of school uniforms cite increased levels of achievement among

worth the examination to determine if their use is effective.

student uniforms had no direct effect on substance use, behavioral problems, or

uniforms on student academic achievement. Bodine (2003) disputed these findings of

individuality. “School uniforms suppress students ‟ individuality by mandating

standardization of appearance and removing student expression” (Brunsma &

Rockquemore, 1998). Violation of students ‟right to freedom of expression” is a major

school who they can clearly recognize by their uniforms.

There is much research to do on this subject to further explore how effective

critical purpose of this study.

design and the data gathering procedure.

Alcantara National High School. To be more specific, this is a design wherein an

Materials and Equipment

participants for accurate and reliable data.

1. Do you wear a uniform or casual clothes when going to school?

2. Why do you wear uniform/casual clothes when going to school?

3. What are your perceptions towards the No-Uniform Required Policy?

4. Do you agree or disagree with this policy?

7. Do you think the school should continue or stop this policy?