Athens June 2011 EMPOWERMENT TOOL: PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS

Complement to Focus Group Activity Key Questions about the Findings: –Could the Distributions of Scores concur be Anticipated – If not, Do They Make Sense? –How can the differences be explained between: Member states; Genders; Age groups; Those of differing economic status. How do the Findings compare with those from Other Tools (Rickter Scale?) Preliminary Testing of Validity and Reliability of the Tool based on a sample of Beneficiaries

Characteristics of the Sample

Most Significant Differences – Member States

Other Differences

Comparison with the Ricker Scale

Ashton Community Trust

Cautions: –Different Political, Economic & Contexts; –Consistency of Application; –Subsamples of different size - UKni 50% of Sample; –The Gender Puzzle; –Different Timeline for Beneficiaries. But: –Useful Research Data; –Possible Evaluation Tool – though Projects Adapt; –Comparable to Recognised Tool (Rickter Scale). Tentative Conclusions