Legislative Education as a Method of Civic Education

The legislative process is the sum of all the abilities that must be raised as a citizen of democratic society. For example, in order to make an agenda-setting claim, it is necessary to have the mathematical ability to utilize various statistics, and sometimes the claim must be developed based on scientific facts. Philosophical thinking and the ability to speak logically are also essential because the process of persuading the other person requires debate. Therefore, the legislative process in education can increase the ability of citizens by itself, and can be used as a method of education for citizens. On the other hand, the point that legislative education is differentiated from the other educational contents or methods such as legal education or debate education. Because legislation itself is premised on enforcement. Just as the actual legislation establishes laws and regulates the rights and obligations of the people, the legislation in education also reflects the lives of students that it was decided by coordinating various positions. Therefore, legislative education has the effect of increasing acceptance of the rules. Secondly, it has the effect of learning the necessity of participating in the political process so that political efficacy can be increased. However, compared to these effects, legislative education is at a level that has just begun that many discussions by experts are needed. Therefore, in this study, effectiveness of legislative education, possibility that legislative education functions as a civic education method in the field of school are discussed.