Measuring and managing educational performance

D J Mayston

doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601576

Measuring and managing educational performance

D J Mayston

Economics

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Abstract

Performance measures have come to play a central role in the management of the education sector. This paper identifies a number of desirable properties for educational performance measures, whose breach is likely to result in sub-optimal patterns of educational outcomes and resource management. Recent trends in the study of mathematics in schools give particular cause for concern. The paper examines several outstanding issues that require further attention if performance evaluation techniques are to provide reliable measures of school effectiveness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	679-691
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of the Operational Research Society
Volume	54
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601576
Publication status	Published - Jul 2003

Keywords

performance evaluation
education
data envelopment analysis
value added
school effectiveness
multilevel modelling
DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
MODELS
EFFICIENCY

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