TY - JOUR
T1 - The teacher and town planner as facilitator
AU - Peel, Deborah
PY - 2000/11
Y1 - 2000/11
N2 - The current UK Government is committed to reviving active citizenship and reducing the democratic deficit. The modernizing local government agenda seeks to create more open and transparent processes and to encourage a listening Council responsive to communities' concerns. This paper examines the role of the facilitator in teaching and town planning. It explores the literature on student-centred learning to find out what qualities and skills are required and whether there are any lessons that can be drawn for students of environmental planning and teaching in general.
AB - The current UK Government is committed to reviving active citizenship and reducing the democratic deficit. The modernizing local government agenda seeks to create more open and transparent processes and to encourage a listening Council responsive to communities' concerns. This paper examines the role of the facilitator in teaching and town planning. It explores the literature on student-centred learning to find out what qualities and skills are required and whether there are any lessons that can be drawn for students of environmental planning and teaching in general.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034310279&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/135580000750052982
DO - 10.1080/135580000750052982
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034310279
SN - 1470-3297
VL - 37
SP - 372
EP - 380
JO - Innovations in Education and Teaching International
JF - Innovations in Education and Teaching International
IS - 4
ER -