Using DEA to evaluate the efficiency of secondary schools: The case of Cyprus

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-73

  Soteriou, Andreas C ^a   Karahanna, Elena ^a   Papanastasiou, Constantinos ^a   Diakourakis, Manolis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Efficiency; Management; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242299988     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513549810204441     Document Type: Article

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