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coACTION Project Page 16/27 Democratic School Culture Implementation at Arnstein levels 6-8: The school management can specifically promote structures of genuine co-determination: • Partnership (level 6): This can be done by forming a permanent school development team in which parents, teachers and pupils are equally represented. Decisions are made jointly, for example on timetable structure or project design. A similar example is the establishment of a steering group with representatives from all groups, which meets regularly to make joint decisions on school projects, timetables or break times. • Delegated Power (level 7): Responsibility for sub-areas, such as budget allocation or room design, is handed over to committees with equal representation. This can also mean transferring the majority of decision-making powers for certain areas to committees in which members of the school community make up the majority. • Citizen control (level 8): Parent or pupil initiatives independently manage projects such as all-day programs or school projects. This requires a high degree of trust and the willingness of the school management to transfer the management of a program completely to those involved. Contribution to competence building Through these forms of genuine participation, the school management conveys democratic values such as equality , promotes attitudes such as openness and trust and enables the development of skills such as negotiation and teamwork . At the same time, a critical understanding of school policy processes and decisions is developed. All participants gain knowledge about democratic processes , such as school participation laws or committee processes , and learn to critically assess the importance of their voices. Attitudes Values Skills Knowledge