Efficiency Evaluation in Secondary Schools: The Key Role of Model Specification and of "Ex Post" Analysis of Results.

Mancebon, Maria-Jesus; Bandres, Eduardo

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Publication Date: 1999

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Efficiency Evaluation in Secondary Schools: The Key Role of Model Specification and of "Ex Post" Analysis of Results.

Mancebon, Maria-Jesus; Bandres, Eduardo

Education Economics, v7 n2 p131-52 Aug 1999

Evaluates efficiency of a sample of Spanish secondary schools, focusing on the measurement model's theoretical specification and the "ex post" analysis of results. Highlights characteristics that differentiate the most efficient schools from the least efficient. Stresses the importance of employing information supplied by both quantitative and qualitative sources. Contains 47 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Efficiency, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Mathematical Models, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Statistical Analysis, Student Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Spain

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