Jon S. Turner

Associate Professor

Department

School-Spec Ed Ledrshp Prof Studies

Role: Faculty

Campus: Springfield

Biography

Dr. Jon Turner is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education, Leadership, and Professional Studies in the College of Education. His area of research focus is on the challenges faced by rural schools. His research agenda focuses on implementing the four-day school week in public schools. He also serves on the leadership team of "Pathways for Paras" registered federal apprenticeship program at Missouri State. Prior to coming to Missouri State, Dr. Turner had a 25 year career as a school administrator and teacher in Missouri rural public schools. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Association of Rural Education. He holds degrees from Missouri Southern State University, Missouri State University, and the University of Missouri and is a native of Webb City, Missouri.

Details

Education

EdD, 2006, University of Missouri
MS, Education, 1997, Missouri State University
BS, Education, 1988, Missouri Southern State University

Teaching

EAD 787 Administration of Special Programs
EAD 858 School Personnel
EAD 862 Superintendency
EAD 882 Internship for Superintendency
EAD 850 Politics of Education
EAD 867 School Plant Planning & Maintenance
SEC 302 General Methods of Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools

Professional experience

Selected publications

Turner, J., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2024). The Impact of a 4-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment: A Case Study of a Large Urban School District. PRiME Center. St. Louis University. https://www.primecenter.org/education-reports-database/4dsw-case-study
Three Midwest Rural School Districts’ First Year Transition to the Four Day School Week: Parents’ Perspectives, The Rural Educator (The Journal of the National Rural Education Association), February, 2019, p. 1-15. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ruraleducator/vol40/iss1/1/
The Economics of the Four-Day School Week: Community and Business Leaders’ Perspectives, Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, March, 2018, p. 168-174. https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/aef/article/view/2947
Four-day-a-week Districts Continue to Grow in Missouri, School and Community, Winter, 2018, p. 10-13. http://www.ourdigitalmags.com/publication/?m=&l=1&i=465974&p=11&ver=html5
Staff Perspectives of the Four-Day School Week: A New Analysis of Compressed School Schedules, Journal of Education and Training Studies, January, 2018, p. 52-62. https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/jets/article/view/2769
Research Website-Four-Day School Week Resource Center https://sites.google.com/view/four-day-school-week-resources/home