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Teachers' Perception of How A 4-Day School Week Impacts Employee Attendance, Recruitment and Retention, and Wellness/Work-Life Balance

Blalock Jr, Eugene Elden, Jr
http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3071-9200
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami172000888174614

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2024, Doctor of Education, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
As a superintendent of a small urban school district in the Midwest with just over 1,300 students, I have struggled to hire and retain teachers post-pandemic (i.e., COVID-19). In my district, teachers have communicated how stressed they are and how the stress affects their mental and physical wellness. Nationally, teachers are leaving the profession due to burnout and a paucity of college students completing teacher preparation programs is making hiring qualified teachers difficult. The purpose of this action research-based report was to examine teachers’ perceptions of switching from a 5-day school week to a 4-day school week. This study used surveys and structured interviews to address the following questions: Do you believe a Blended “4-day school week” Learning Schedule will improve employee attendance, teacher recruitment and retention, and wellness/work-life balance? The study’s results indicated that teacher perceptions improved after switching from a 5-day school week to a 4-day school week. This study ends with the implications for educational leaders and Boards of Education considering a 4-day school week and recommendations for further research.
Dr. Joel Malin (Committee Chair)
Dr. Brady Nash (Committee Member)
Dr. Guy Parmigian (Committee Member)
68 p.
Education
4-Day School Week, Teacher Wellness, Teacher Retention, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Work-Life Balance, Alternative School Calendar

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  • Blalock Jr, Jr, E. E. (2024). Teachers' Perception of How A 4-Day School Week Impacts Employee Attendance, Recruitment and Retention, and Wellness/Work-Life Balance [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami172000888174614

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blalock Jr, Jr, Eugene. Teachers' Perception of How A 4-Day School Week Impacts Employee Attendance, Recruitment and Retention, and Wellness/Work-Life Balance. 2024. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami172000888174614.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blalock Jr, Jr, Eugene. "Teachers' Perception of How A 4-Day School Week Impacts Employee Attendance, Recruitment and Retention, and Wellness/Work-Life Balance." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami172000888174614

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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