This study tries to investigate the way in which educational activists view current civic movement
in education in Korea. Using interview data of 6 educational activists in education
NGOs(Non-Governmental Organizations), we detail the characteristics of educational activists and their
views on educational civic movement or education NGOs. We find that almost all educational
activists have participated in the college student movement or the civic movement. But, they think
most of educational activists become a member of education NGOs for different reasons. It is also
common for them to feel satisfied as well as frustrated depending on how successful their policies
are implemented and internal tensions among activists are resolved. Finally they emphasize the
importance of developing professionalism as educational activists and of well managing their career in
the educational civic movement. We discuss the implications of these findings for helping to direct
the educational civic movement in the future.