Benchmarking educational development efficiencies of the Indian states: A DEA approach

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-130

  Gourishankar, Vidyashankar ^a   Sai Lokachari, Prakash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Data Envelopment Analysis; Educational development; Policy planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180633     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541211194400     Document Type: Article

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