Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"

Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"

Credible and robust measurement of productivity in higher education institutions are needed to assess the accountability of the sector. This review article discusses the NBER volume Productivity in Higher Education. The volume contains articles estimating various facets of productivity in higher edu...

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Main Author: Mary O'Mahony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2020-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
Subjects:
higher education
measurement of productivity
debate
Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/38/O'Mahony.pdf
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spelling doaj-3753119e674e4206acc1dc8f841c78222020-11-25T02:59:53ZengCentre for the Study of Living StandardsInternational Productivity Monitor1492-97591492-97672020-04-0138145154Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"Mary O'Mahony0King's College London Credible and robust measurement of productivity in higher education institutions are needed to assess the accountability of the sector. This review article discusses the NBER volume Productivity in Higher Education. The volume contains articles estimating various facets of productivity in higher education including undergraduate outcomes from university, community college and online higher education, as well as the quality of teaching. The volume is an excellent example of combining economic reasoning with innovative data and clever analysis to yield credible conclusions. It contains important messages for the policy debate on scrutiny and accountability of Higher Education provision.http://www.csls.ca/ipm/38/O'Mahony.pdfhigher educationmeasurement of productivitydebate
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International Productivity Monitor
higher education
measurement of productivity
debate
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title Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"
title_short Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"
title_full Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"
title_fullStr Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"
title_full_unstemmed Measuring Performance and Accountability in Higher Education: A Review Article on "Productivity in Higher Education"
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publisher Centre for the Study of Living Standards
series International Productivity Monitor
issn 1492-9759
1492-9767
publishDate 2020-04-01
description Credible and robust measurement of productivity in higher education institutions are needed to assess the accountability of the sector. This review article discusses the NBER volume Productivity in Higher Education. The volume contains articles estimating various facets of productivity in higher education including undergraduate outcomes from university, community college and online higher education, as well as the quality of teaching. The volume is an excellent example of combining economic reasoning with innovative data and clever analysis to yield credible conclusions. It contains important messages for the policy debate on scrutiny and accountability of Higher Education provision.
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measurement of productivity
debate
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