Evaluating the efficiency of Taiwan's compulsory education system: A dynamic network DEA approach incorporating dropout impacts

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102588

Yi-Chun Lin , Ming-Miin Yu

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Abstract

This study aims to dynamically assess the production efficiency of Taiwan's compulsory education system from 2012 to 2022 by extending the network data envelopment analysis (NDEA) model into a dynamic framework. The proposed model integrates intertemporal carry-over variables and bad outputs (such as student dropouts) to address inefficiencies beyond the static input-output framework. Using the directional distance function (DDF) approach, we distinguish between retrieved and non-retrieved dropouts, emphasizing the long-term impact of non-retrieved dropouts as a carry-over variable. The empirical analysis evaluates performance disparities among various local governments and examines the influence of different local governments on overall and stage-specific educational performance. Our findings provide insights into the efficiency changes in Taiwan's compulsory education system, offering valuable guidance for policymakers to improve system performance. Additionally, this study contributes to the literature by introducing a refined dynamic NDEA framework that better captures the complexities of educational inefficiencies.

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台湾义务教育制度效率之评估：一个包含辍学影响的动态网路DEA方法

本研究旨在将网路资料包络分析（NDEA）模型扩展为动态框架，动态评估2012 - 2022年台湾义务教育制度的生产效率。所提出的模型集成了跨期结转变量和不良输出（如学生辍学），以解决静态输入输出框架之外的低效率问题。使用方向距离函数（DDF）方法，我们区分了检索到的和未检索到的辍学，强调了未检索到的辍学作为一个结转变量的长期影响。实证分析评估了不同地方政府之间的绩效差异，并考察了不同地方政府对整体和阶段教育绩效的影响。本研究结果对我国义务教育制度的效率变迁有深入的见解，为政策制定者改善制度绩效提供有价值的指导。此外，本研究通过引入一个改进的动态NDEA框架，更好地捕捉教育低效率的复杂性，为文献做出了贡献。

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Evaluation and Program Planning SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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3.10

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6.20%

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112

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