ERIC Number: EJ1365973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0964-5292
EISSN: EISSN-1469-5782
Impacts of the Four-Day School Week on High School Achievement and Educational Engagement
Thompson, Paul N.; Tomayko, Emily J.; Gunter, Katherine B.; Schuna, John, Jr.
Education Economics, v30 n5 p527-539 2022
Four-day school week schedules are being adopted with increasing frequency, particularly in rural areas. In this paper, we consider the academic implications of students in Oregon attending a four-day school week for the first time when they enter high school. We find 11th grade math achievement in 0.09 standard deviations lower among four-day school week students, with significant impacts driven by four-day school week students in non-rural settings. We also find a greater number of four-day school week students being classified as chronically absent. Finally, we find reductions in on-time graduation among four-day school week students compared to five-day students.
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, School Schedules, Time Factors (Learning), Mathematics Achievement, Learner Engagement, Attendance Patterns, Time to Degree, Graduation, Educational Change, Grade 9, Reading Achievement, Academic Persistence, Dropout Rate
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
Grant or Contract Numbers: P20GM104417; R21HD102693