Teaching or research? An analysis of teaching and research efficiency in Polish public universities

• Authors: Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents an efficiency evaluation for teaching and research in Polish institutions of higher education. Thirty one public universities in Poland were studied using the nonparametric DEA method from 2001 to 2008. Teaching outcomes were evaluated by the numbers of full-time and part-time graduates, while research activities were assessed by number of publications, citations and value of research grants. The scores for teaching and research efficiency were negatively correlated, which could indicate a trade-off between teaching and research activities.

Keywords

EN

economics of education; efficiency; DEA; public higher education institutions

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
• Journal: Edukacja
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 5(130)
• Pages: 57–69

Dates

published

2014-02-06

Contributors

author

Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz

• Gdańsk University of Technology

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Notes

EN

http://www.edukacja.ibe.edu.pl/images/numery/2014/5-4-wolszczak-derlacz-teaching-or-research.pdf

Identifiers

ISSN

0239-6858