This study has performed interviews with youth, youth activists, and non-adolescent activists who are participating in activities related to youth politics, and discussed the meaning of youth political participation and the direction of school education.
Research has confirmed that youth political participation was a process of self-awareness that they were innate rights holders with their identity as being citizens . In other words, politics does not only mean activities taking place in the National Assembly, but it is life itself, so not only the school scene but also the entire society should be transformed into a space to experience and learn daily democracy.
In the end, the direction of political education in the educational field, which will be triggered by the decision to lower the age of the 18-year-old electoral district, does not simply aim to systematically organize the knowledge of election procedures or methods and provide them with the learning content of a particular subject. We ask for a systematic design of the entire educational system, such as curriculum and educational environment related to the everyday lives of citizens. This will allow adolescents to develop practical capabilities to live as present citizens by critically thinking whether the authoritative distribution process of social values is democratic and internalizing a sense of responsibility for social inequality.