Evaluation of Faculties by DEA-ANP Hybrid Algorithm of Chapter: Educational-Research Performance

Background

The issue of performance evaluation and efficiency assessment of universities that have multiple inputs and outputs, in the past few decades has attracted many attentions (Bobe, 2009). Most notably in the area of ​​evaluating the universities performance is as follows:

Bessent (1980) compared the efficiency between faculties by using data envelopment analysis techniques and also in 1983 he used the DEA method to measure the relative efficiency of training programs in the social science faculty. Inputs include contact hours (students contact), each school area of ​​land (training center) and direct educational expenses (Bessent, Bessent, 1980).

Charnes, Arnold, Cooper, Ahn (1989) examined governmental institutes performance by using the technique DEA at the level of higher education in Texas, America. The results published by the nonprofit institutes and public researches. Comparison of the university departments was done by Beasley (1990). Beasley (1995) measured and compared the efficiency of physics and chemistry education and research departments throughout the University of British

Ahn and Seiford (1993) applied DEA method to analyze the relative performance of 153 institutions with doctorate, in the graduate-level. Among these 153 institutions, 104 institutions were public & 49 institutions were private. Johns & Johns measured the relative efficiency of economic sectors’ universities in Britain. They used potential issues in determining the output and input & it is interesting that Bessel and Johns and Johns (1995), used the research revenue as input.