Korean Educational Development Institute(KEDI)

The Development of Performance Evaluation Model and Indicators for Korean Higher Education

This research was conducted with the purpose of developing a performance evaluation model and indicators for performance analysis in higher education institutes as a means to respond to the demands of certification of performance in higher education. Performance in higher education is defined as the quantitative, qualitative change shown through tasks and activities carried out to achieve the outcomes the institutions originally intended.

This research carried out literature review and analysis of the current state of affairs for the fundamental research. This research deducted seven performance factors effectiveness, productivity, efficiency, quality, value-added, financial health, satisfaction) based on the systematic thinking perspective that views higher education institutions as an opened system. In addition, implications for developing a performance evaluation model and indicators were deduced through government budget allocation evaluation, self-assessment conducted as a part of performance management in higher education institutions, and case studies of performance management at the government and school level in foreign countries.