Abstract
The educational process is characterized by multiple outcomes such as the achievement of academic results of various standards and non-academic achievements. This paper shows how data envelopment analysis (DEA) can be used to guide secondary schools to improved performance through role-model identification and target setting in a way that recognizes the multi-outcome nature of the education process and reflects the relative desirability of improving individual outcomes. The approach presented in the paper draws from a DEA-based assessment of the schools of a local education authority carried out by the authors. Data from that assessment are used to illustrate the approach presented in the paper.
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†Now at United Parcel Service Ltd, 391 Richmond Road, Twickenham, London, UK.
†Now at United Parcel Service Ltd, 391 Richmond Road, Twickenham, London, UK.