<![CDATA[Village development planning in Indonesia formally requires community participation, yet participatory forums often fail to generate substantive involvement when communities are not ready to engage. This study assesses the level of community readiness for village development planning in Jambearjo Village, Malang Regency, and identifies the dimensions that support or constrain meaningful participation. A descriptive quantitative design was applied using the Community Readiness Model. Data were collected from 371 respondents through a structured questionnaire and scored across six dimensions: community efforts, community knowledge of development implementation, leadership, community climate, community knowledge of the issue, and issue-related resources. The overall readiness score was 8.50, placing the community at the Initiation stage (Stage 6). However, the readiness profile was markedly asymmetric. Leadership scored highest (12.47; Stage 9), followed by knowledge of the issue (10.68) and knowledge of development implementation (9.75), whereas community climate (6.92) and community efforts (6.89) remained at the Preparation stage and issue-related resources scored lowest (4.28; Stage 3). This pattern reflects leader-driven readiness: planning information circulates effectively through village leaders and social networks, but it has not yet been converted into community-owned initiative because local funding, technical expertise and self-help capacity remain limited. The study contributes to public administration by showing that an aggregate readiness stage can conceal gaps between governmental and social readiness. Progress toward the Stabilization stage requires empowering leadership, capacity-building for residents, diversified local resources, feedback on planning proposals and community-based monitoring.]]>
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