Political Development Training through the School of Change to Form Active Citizens in Nganjuk City

Abstract

Political development training through the "School of Change" aims to form citizens who are active, critical and contribute to democratic life. This research uses a qualitative approach to explore the training process, program effectiveness, and its impact on increasing citizen participation. The training process involves several stages, namely identifying participants' needs, providing material through interactive discussions, decision-making simulations, problem-solving workshops and evaluation. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The research results show that the "School of Change" plays an important role in increasing participants' understanding of political rights and obligations, discussion skills, and the ability to collaborate in decision making and budget planning. A participatory and contextual approach to training has proven to be effective in encouraging the active involvement of training participants. Participants also demonstrated increased critical awareness of social and political issues at local and national levels. Thus, this training becomes a relevant model of political education to create citizens who are able to play an active role in the development of a democratic society in the future.