Relative Efficiency among South African Universities: A Data Envelopment Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Brian; Harris, Geoff
Titel	Relative Efficiency among South African Universities: A Data Envelopment Analysis
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 47 (2004) 1, S.73-89 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1023/B:HIGH.0000009805.98400.4d
Schlagwörter	Universities; Efficiency; Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; Colleges; Models; Institutional Characteristics; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Ausland; Auswertung; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Analogiemodell; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Based on a sample of ten of the country's 21 public universities, this article examines the relative efficiency of South African universities between 1994 and 1997 using Data Envelopment Analysis. After outlining the nature and limitations of the technique, a series of seven models were tested. Each used a consolidation of the annual output of graduates and research as the output variable and tested this against various input variables. A high degree of consistency and stability was found. Differences in efficiency during the four year period were studied and the article concludes with a discussion of four factors which appear central in explaining differences in efficiency between universities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10