Four-Day Week Schedule. Research Brief

Autor/in	Marx, Gary E.
Institution	Education Partnerships, Inc. (EPI)
Titel	Four-Day Week Schedule. Research Brief
Quelle	(2007), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attendance; School Schedules; Nontraditional Education; School Districts; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulzeiteinteilung; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; School district; Schulbezirk; Schulleistung
Abstract	What does research say about the four-day week as an alternative school schedule? More than 100 districts in at least 12 states currently use a four-day week alternative schedule. Most are located in rural areas, serve less than 1000 students, and made the move to a shorter school week with longer instructional days for financial reasons. Although four-day week schedules have been in place since the early 1980s, research about the effects of this non-traditional approach is very limited. The studies that have been conducted confirm that a four-day week schedule saves money, primarily in the areas of transportation, energy, food service and substitute teacher expenses. Student and teacher attendance tend to increase when a four-day week is implemented. A number of districts cited fewer disruptions of instructional time and increased on-task behavior by students as benefits. Despite these benefits, the literature indicates that the change to a four-day schedule rarely increased student achievement. On the plus side, the shortened week had no adverse affect on achievement over time. For the most part, parents, teachers and students expressed positive feelings about the four-day week schedule, but some negative perceptions related to local implementation issues or circumstances were also cited. As economic and demographic conditions change across the country, more districts are considering the four-day week as an alternative school schedule. This paper presents a summary of implementation ideas and recommendations from the literature. (Contains 7 online resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Partnerships, Inc. Web site: http://www.educationpartnerships.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10