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Introduction

In: Nonparametric Estimation of Educational Production and Costs using Data Envelopment Analysis

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  • Vincent Blackburn

    (New South Wales Department of Education and Communities)

  • Shae Brennan

    (University of Cincinnati)

  • John Ruggiero

    (University of Dayton)

Abstract

A useful starting point for viewing education as a production process was the 1966 report “Equality of Educational Opportunity” for the U.S. Department of Education. This report, more widely referred to as the Coleman Report (1966), provided evidence that socioeconomic factors (student socioeconomic status) are the most important factors in determining educational outcome. While school resources and spending per pupil can positively impact outcomes, the empirical evidence suggests that parental background and student characteristics have a bigger effect. This finding largely explains why equalization of spending per pupil has not removed the large differences in test scores that are still observed.

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  • Vincent Blackburn & Shae Brennan & John Ruggiero, 2014. "Introduction," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Nonparametric Estimation of Educational Production and Costs using Data Envelopment Analysis, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1-10, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-1-4899-7469-3_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7469-3_1
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