Efficiency of Primary Schools in Beijing, China: An Evaluation by Data Envelopment Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Hu, Yongmei; Zhang, Zhi; Liang, Wenyan
Titel	Efficiency of Primary Schools in Beijing, China: An Evaluation by Data Envelopment Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Management, 23 (2009) 1, S.34-50 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-354X
DOI	10.1108/09513540910926411
Schlagwörter	Elementary Schools; School Effectiveness; Educational Policy; Efficiency; Economic Factors; School Districts; Educational Finance; Government Role; Governance; Expenditure per Student; Budgets; Surveys; Educational Research; Teacher Student Ratio; Teacher Qualifications; Salaries; School Libraries; Factor Analysis; Urban Schools; Suburban Schools; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Schuleffizienz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Ökonomischer Faktor; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsfonds; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Finanzhaushalt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Lehrqualifikation; Entlohnung; Gehalt; School library; Schulbibliothek; Faktorenanalyse; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt
Abstract	Purpose: Under the new policy framework, the China Government will substantially increase education resources investment. As a result, financial under-provision of schools will not be the main problem in the near future. However, school efficiency will emerge as the new factor in attracting the attention of the government and the public in China, which is also one of the important fields of Education Economics research. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate a sample of 58 primary schools in six districts in Beijing, hoping to find the solutions to school efficiency improvement as a result of under-adequate investment. Findings: In the years to come, the central government of China will continue to enhance transferring payment from the exchequer. The education input will be assured accordingly. However, if schools run under low efficiency, the education resources will not be well used and sustainability of elementary education will not be assured. Originality/value: In light of the research purpose and the limited data, there has been no in-depth discussion of the impact of, for example, families' social status, district development disparity, social cultural influence and history context. Obviously, considering more factors which may affect school efficiency will help to find the best solution for the public education sector of government. (Contains 5 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10