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Efficiency in higher education — Concepts and problems

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The problem of measuring efficiency in higher education is of increasing importance because of changes in socio-economic conditions and most notably rising enrolment rates. The article discusses problems of definition which occur in studying efficiency in higher education especially on a comparative basis. Illustrations are drawn from formulations of the problem in countries with different socio-economic and higher education systems.

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    Jan Sadlak

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Sadlak, J. Efficiency in higher education — Concepts and problems. High Educ 7, 213–220 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129419

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