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  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2011

Statistical Methods for the Evaluation of University Systems

  • The tools provided are composite indicators and other measures of outcomes, of "end-points", of delays etd., valid and "tailored" to study University degree pathways, job entry pathways, PhD holders pathways
  • The book also gives and overview of the Italian evaluation System in the last 20 years and its perspectives
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions to Statistics (CONTRIB.STAT.)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Research Design and data for Evaluation:University between the High School and the Labour Market

    1. Labour Market Outcomes for Ph.D. Graduates

      • Antonella D’Agostino, Giulio Ghellini
      Pages 247-260
    2. Labour Market Performance of University Graduates: Evidence from Italy

      • B. d’Hombres, S. Tarantola, D. Van Nijlen
      Pages 261-282

About this book

This book presents a collection of statistical methods and procedures to assess data coming from educational systems. The topics examined include: statistical methods for constructing composite indicators, applied measurements, assessment of educational systems, measurement of the performance of the students at Italian universities, and statistical modeling for questionnaire data. Other issues are the implications of introducing different assessment criteria and procedures to the Italian university system.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipto. Scienze Statistiche e Matematiche, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Massimo Attanasio, Vincenza Capursi

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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