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HO 03 UF1.1Quotations on Facilitation1 “All individuals have within themselves the ability to guide their own lives in a manner that isboth personally satisfying and socially constructive. In a particular type of helping relationship,we free the individual to find their inner wisdom and confidence and they will make increasinglyhealthier and more constructive choices.”Rogers (1994:xi)2 “..the provision of opportunities, resources, encouragement and support for the group tosucceed in achieving its objectives, and to do this through enabling the group to take controland responsibility for the way they proceed.”Bentley (1994:313 “A workshop facilitator is someone who helps a group of people to achieve an agreed aim, byinvolving everyone present. The facilitator’s style should be unbiased and nonmanipulative,remaining in control without being over-powering.”Cameron (1998:3)4 “Group facilitation is a process in which a person who is acceptable to all members of thegroup, substantively neutral, and has no decision-making authority intervenes to help a groupimprove the way it identifies and solves problems and makes decisions, in order to increase thegroup’s effectiveness.”Schwarz (1994:4)5 “Teaching is no longer seen as imparting and doing things to the student, but is redefined asfacilitation of self-directed learning. How people learn and how to bring about this process,become the focus of concern, rather than the old-style pre-occupation with how to teach thingsto people; and with this goes a significant shift in the onus of responsibility. In the old model, theteacher is principally responsible for student learning. In the new model, the primaryresponsibility rests with the self-directing learner; and only secondarily with the facilitator.Heron (1999:2)6 “As a facilitator, I do not see it as my job to answer questions, but rather to help the groupdiscover their own answers……I believe that people already know the answers to the questionsthey ask but don’t have the confidence to trust the answers they already have. If I provide thespace and safety for them to explore their own knowledge then I do far more than if I simply givethem my answer to their question.”Bentley (1994:10)32 Jamaica All Age Schools Project: Facilitator Training for School Based Resource Teachers