Efficiency of primary schools in Beijing, China: An evaluation by data envelopment analysis

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-50

  Hu, Yongmei ^a   Zhang, Zhi ^a   Liang, Wenyan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Performance appraisal; Resource efficiency; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449119674     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540910926411     Document Type: Article

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