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Bessent, Authella M.; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1983
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a mathematical model for measuring decision-making units' efficiency, was applied to resource allocation information in the division of occupational and technical programs at San Antonio (Texas) College. Input-output data were used to analyze existing programs' efficiency and proposed program modifications. (RW)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Efficiency, Input Output Analysis, Mathematical Models

Bessent, Authella M.; Bessent, E. Wailand – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1980
A newly developed input/output method for comparing the efficiency of urban elementary schools is presented. The method results in the identification of efficient and inefficient schools and provides management information relative to input and output measures. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Input Output Analysis