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Table 7 Means and standard deviations for statements about participation with civil society

From: Futures of area-based initiatives in German education: results from a quantitative Delphi survey

Participation: In 2030, …

Desirability

Likelihood

... there are instruments for needs-orientation.

+++

5.72 | 0.51

+

4.04 | 0.67

… participation is supported by low-threshold accesses (e.g., information in simple language).

+++

5.56 | 0.57

+

4.01 | 0.70

… ABIs are oriented toward dialog with their target groups.

++

5.44 | 0.61

+

3.53 | 0.71

… acceptance is analyzed before projects are realized.

++

5.40 | 0.66

+

4.02 | 0.71

… there are professional structures for direct democracy in ABIs.

++

5.18 | 0.65

−

3.19 | 0.77

… professional facilitators support participative processes.

++

5.17 | 0.68

+

3.83 | 0.78

… there are no attempts to encourage citizens to participate in ABIs.

− −

1.88 | 0.88

−

3.11 | 0.78

… ABIs are participatory initiatives.

++

5.13 | 0.71

−

3.40 | 0.76

… there will be models for participation, but decisions will continue to be made top-down.

− −

2.49 | 1.02

++

4.59 | 0.72