セミナー

日時： 2025年 4月22日（火）12：00～13：00

場所： 同志社大学今出川キャンパス　至誠館5階　第3共同研究室

講演者： Dovilė Stumbrienė (Vilnius University)

論題： Data Envelopment Analysis approaches for evaluating the 

 performance of education systems

概要：

In the seminar, three topics will be discussed. The first paper elaborates on the concepts of efficiency and effectiveness from the equity perspective and proposes a conceptual framework based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The DEA approach based on a directional distance function model with desirable and undesirable outputs was employed to measure effectiveness and efficiency. The proposed framework of optimal-selective-excessive-deprived education systems was used for European countries to illustrate its applicability. The second paper evaluates the performance of education systems in terms of the common EU-level goals. The framework used to evaluate European education systems is based on a Benefit-of-Doubt approach. Performance change is evaluated over time using a Global Malmquist Index. Sigma and beta convergence of European countries are also explored using non-parametric frontier techniques. The results are analysed in light of the EU-level goals envisaged. The third paper proposes a benchmarking approach to set goal-adjusted targets and identify strategies for improving national performance toward the EU-level goals. The proposed Benefit-of-Doubt approach incorporates information on defined goals and employs it for European countries. The model solves a bi-objective problem that imposes two objectives of closeness, between actual performances and targets (effort) and between targets and EU-level goals (adjustment). This research contributes to the literature by providing a benchmarking approach that identifies best practices that could be directed to improve national performance. The proposed approaches are not specific to the education field and can be applied in other areas at the country or organization levels.