Towards a Framework for Evaluating the Research Performance of Chinese Double First-Class Universities

The study focuses on the research performance of Double First-Class (DFC) universities in China. A theoretical framework based on economic theory and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method for a novel evaluation model is proposed. The model is performed on a sample of 41 participant DFC univers...

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Published inFrontiers of Education in China Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 369 - 402
Main Author Xu, Changqing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Singapore 01.09.2020
Springer
Subjects
Achievement Rating
Education
Efficiency
Foreign Countries
Institutional Characteristics
Performance Factors
Productivity
Research Article
Sustainable Development
Universities
China
evaluation
Double First-Class University Research Performance Evaluation model (DFCuRPE model)
research performance
Double First-Class (DFC) university
validation
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Summary:The study focuses on the research performance of Double First-Class (DFC) universities in China. A theoretical framework based on economic theory and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method for a novel evaluation model is proposed. The model is performed on a sample of 41 participant DFC universities in China. Using data collected from these universities, it was found that there is no consistency between performance ranking, input ranking, and output ranking, with the best ranked universities far from the most efficient. These findings provide empirical evidence of DFC universities’ research performance situation and suggest strategies that the government can use to propel their sustainable development.
ISSN:1673-341X
1673-3533
DOI:10.1007/s11516-020-0016-6