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Conventional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models often fail to capture the necessary cooperation between Decision-Making Units (DMUs), which can lead to inaccuracies in efficiency evaluations. To address this limitation, this paper utilizes a cross-efficiency approach combined with a Bootstrap Truncated Regression (BTR) model to investigate the specific effect of digital mobile e-learning implementation on the overall efficiency of school operations. The empirical findings yield several key results: The adoption of digital mobile e-learning significantly improves school management efficiency. Factors such as school scale, the number of tablet PCs, total expenditure on tablet-related equipment, and geographic location are identified as critical determinants of administrative efficiency. The government's push for the new learning model aims to provide students with a genuine experience of modern education and thereby boost enrollment. In line with this, the study recommends that to maximize the schools' cross-efficiency, upgrading Wi-Fi technology and network infrastructure is essential. Enhancing the network capacity will attract more institutions to adopt the new pedagogical approach and, consequently, facilitate an increase in school size. Conversely, a crucial finding is the negative influence of the total equipment expenses associated with tablet PCs on school management efficiency. This is primarily attributed to the increased burden of costs incurred for procuring and setting up the necessary internet and network devices required to support digital mobile e-learning for both teachers and students. The outcomes of this research offer valuable guidance for Taiwan’s educational authorities as they develop policies and regulations aimed at scaling up digital mobile e-learning across high schools.
Keywords. Digital Mobile E-Learning; School Efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Cross-Efficiency; Bootstrap Truncated Regression (BTR).
JEL. I21; D24; C14; C24; H52.
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