A Study on Efficiency of the Private University Extension Education─Evaluation of Data Envelopment Analysis

• Main Authors: Chiu-Ju Hsieh, 謝久如
• Other Authors: Yi-Hsiue Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33588571065267510410

碩士 === 世新大學 === 經濟學研究所(含碩專班) === 94 === This dissertation is to evaluate the efficiency of Taiwan’s extension education system of private universities. By applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Malmquist Productivity Index for empirical analysis, we find following results: 1. By the results of Slack Variable Analysis, inefficient universities have to reduce 9 input items to improve the efficiency. In addition, by the results of Reference Set Analysis, 12universities are not included in the CCR or BCC models due to their worst inefficiency, which means these universities are the most necessary to be improved. 2. By dividing input items into 3 groups, we find that the group include general expenditure inputs have the most significant impacts on the efficiency of extension education. 3. When we divide universities into 3 groups using the definition provided by the Ministry of Education, we find that our results are different from the government’s evaluation. An efficient university in our empirical results may not be efficient by the government’s definition. 4. By the analysis of Malmquist Productivity Index, we find that most of the Productivity Index is less than 1, which means the productivity is improving. The reasons for the progress are the enhancement of technical change efficiency and scale efficiency. In addition, the production is approaching to the constant returns to scale, which is positive to the efficiency of extension education.