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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Liang-Cheng
dc.contributor.authorWorthington, Andrew C
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-17T06:23:10Z
dc.date.available2018-10-17T06:23:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0307-5079
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03075079.2015.1126817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/99734
dc.description.abstractDespite compelling qualitative arguments for scale and scope economies in university-level distance education, as distinct from traditional class-based face-to-face instruction, there is little rigorous quantitative evidence in support. In this paper, we explore the scale and scope economies of distance education using a multiplicatively separable cost function and a sample of 37 Australian public universities over the 10-year period from 2003 to 2012. The results suggest strong overall scale and scope economies and product-specific scale economies for distance education. Further, the economies of scope for distance education are increasing with mean output, suggesting an increasing cost benefit of producing distance education in conjunction with traditional class-based face-to-face teaching. This provides an important implication: when allocating places for different modes of attendance or considering further expansion of student numbers, there should be a priority on distance education as a means of achieving significant cost savings.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto15
dc.relation.ispartofjournalStudies in Higher Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHigher education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3903
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390303
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.titleScale and scope economies of distance education in Australian universities
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2016 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Higher Education on 18 Jan 2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03075079.2015.1126817
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gro.griffith.authorWorthington, Andrew C.
gro.griffith.authorZhang, Liang-Cheng


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