Dr. Turner's Research

Dr. Jon Turner, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Missouri State University, and his colleagues have published a series of studies on the four-day school week, focusing on rural districts, teacher recruitment, and the perspectives of parents, staff, and community leaders.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Turner, J. S., Finch, K. K., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2019). Three Midwest Rural School Districts' First Year Transition to the Four-Day School Week: Parents' Perspectives. The Rural Educator, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v40i1.529

Turner, J. S., Finch, K. K., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2018). The Economics of a Four-Day School Week: Community and Business Leaders' Perspectives. Applied Economics and Finance, 5(2), 168-174. https://doi.org/10.11114/aef.v5i2.2947

Turner, J. S., Finch, K., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2018). Staff Perspectives of the Four-Day School Week: A New Analysis of Compressed School Schedules. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 6(1), 52-62. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i1.2769

Research Reports

Turner, J. S., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2024). The Impact of a Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment: A Case Study of a Large Urban School District. PRiME Center, Saint Louis University. https://www.primecenter.org/education-reports-database/4dsw-case-study

Interviews and Presentations

Dr. Turner has also recorded a series of video interviews with leading national researchers and Missouri superintendents on the four-day school week. These are collected on the Interviews & Presentations page.