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 Volume 11, Issue 7 (July 2024), Pages: 182-191

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 Original Research Paper

Impact of local government revenue on the quality of educational service delivery in Benadir region, Somalia

 Author(s): 

 Khadija Shamsi Mohamed 1, *, Abdirahman Ibrahim Abdi 2

 Affiliation(s):

 1Faculty of Social Science, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia
 2Faculty of Education, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-1642

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.07.020

 Abstract

This study is concerned with assessing the influence of local government revenue on educational service delivery (ESD) quality. The objective was to investigate the multifaceted factors influencing ESD quality. The research examined the interplay between challenges in local government revenue (CLGR), the extent to which local government revenue affects (ELGR), and the effectiveness of local government revenue management (ELGRM) on ESD quality. Employing a descriptive, cross-sectional design, the study collected data through an online survey distributed to 234 teachers in higher public schools and the educational service department in Benadir region, Somalia, utilizing a non-random purposive sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using R version 4.3.1 using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and SPSS 22.0. The findings of this study revealed significant negative relationships between CLGR and ESD quality, while ELGR and ELGRM have significant relationships with ESD quality. The null hypotheses (H1, H2, and H3) were rejected, as indicated by p-values of 0.002, 0.002, and 0.000, respectively, all below the threshold value of 0.05. Based on these results, the researchers suggest increasing funding for education, improving revenue management practices, promoting strategic investments in education, fostering collaboration and partnerships, continuously monitoring and evaluating progress, and prioritizing the equitable distribution of resources to enhance the quality of ESD. The findings will shape future ESD quality, requiring collaboration among all stakeholders to enhance learning opportunities and improve service delivery.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Local government revenue, Educational service delivery, Revenue management, Structural equation modeling, Quality of education

 Article history

 Received 22 February 2024, Received in revised form 8 July 2024, Accepted 12 July 2024

 Acknowledgment 

The authors express gratitude to SIMAD University for its support and generous financial aid in conducting this research project. We appreciate everyone who made the effort to assist us in collecting precise data from teachers in higher public schools and the educational service department in the Benadir region, Somalia.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study was conducted following ethical guidelines and standards for research involving human participants. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study. Participants were assured of their anonymity, and all data collected were kept confidential and used solely for the purposes of this research. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of SIMAD University, and all procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Mohamed KS and Abdi AI (2024). Impact of local government revenue on the quality of educational service delivery in Benadir region, Somalia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(7): 182-191

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