Measuring teaching efficiency in higher education: An application of data envelopment analysis to economics graduates from UK Universities 1993

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 443-456

  Johnes, Jill ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency measurement; Higher education

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION;

EDUCATION;

EID: 33745967749     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.02.044     Document Type: Article

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