Efficiency measurement of Australian public sector organizations: The case of state secondary schools in Victoria

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 274-296

  Mante, Benjamin ^a   O'Brien, Greg ^b  

^a Australian Competition and Consumer Commission   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Performance measurement; Public sector; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646464810     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230210427181     Document Type: Article

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