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Youth’s Social Participation as a Changing Participation Mechanism
JOURNAL OF YOUTH RESEARCHES
According to the model, the main components of youth social participation are as follows;
family and close social environment, educational institutions, social groups and govern-
ment policies and NGOs. In the cyclical process, young people should be encouraged for
social participation and contribution under the supervision of their mentors.
Family and close social environment is responsible for creating societal awareness, en-
couraging for social participation and increasing interaction. Educational institutions are
responsible for teaching the basics of social participation besides delivering the respon-
si- bility of creating societal awareness. Social groups are responsible for carrying the re-
spon- sibilities of family and close social environment and educational institutions a step
further. Then they will serve as a vehicle for encouraging youth for social participation and
for providing diversity and finally state policies and NGO’s by adopting all previous re-
spon- sibilities spread social participation to whole country with a systematical approach.
Consequently the efforts for creating social change increase youth’s interaction with so-
cial and civil activities and participation to them. According to the model, governments
should fulfill their responsibilities with long-term plans, NGO’s in charge with the private
and public sector partnerships, social groups should contribute by adoring young people
and encourage them to be active in different areas and delete most importantly education
institutions, family and close environment should support by adoring young people and
help them to make right decisions.
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