The Impact Of Faculty Apparel In The Classroom

Abstract

In addition to imbuing students with traditional field based knowledge, faculty in colleges of business administration have increasingly been asked to instill a sense of professionalism in students. Faculty members are, at the least, expected to bring a sense of professionalism to the classroom, and it is understood that this starts with professional dress on the part of faculty. A concomitant assumption with the expectation of professional behavior and dress on the part of faculty, is the belief that faculty dress has a positive impact on the classroom environment thus on learning