Evaluating Research Efficiency of Chinese Universities

• Main Authors: Hu, Yongmei (Author), Liang, Wenyan (Author), Tang, Yipeng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: New Frontiers of Educational Research,
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.
• Physical Description: XIII, 303 p. 127 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811040306
• ISSN: 2195-3473

This book employs the modern econometric approaches such as DEA, Malmquist Index and Tobit models to evaluate research effectiveness and productivity of research-oriented universities in China. On the basis of five-year longitudinal data of more than a hundred “Project 211” universities, this book illustrates the current status of the effectiveness and productivity of research-oriented universities , demonstrating regional differences, exploring dynamic changes and identifying underlying factors. Any researcher or policymaker who cares about the recent development in Chinese higher education in the 21st century will benefit from our in-depth analyses. .