Basic Facilitation Skills - Raising Voices

PhotocopyHandout: Participatory Facilitationvs. Conventional Training 1Participatory FacilitationValues personal experienceParticipants and facilitator share power inthe learning environmentEveryone contributes to the learningprocessBased on mutual respect and collectiveresponsibility between participantsAims to create safety during the learningexperiencesEncourages risk taking and diversity ofexperiencesValues emotions as well as logicalthinkingValues cooperation among participantsEncourages creative and critical thinkingFocuses on building skills that affect one’spersonal lifeConventional TrainingValues objective facts and knowledgeTeacher holds all the power in a classroomstyle settingTeacher gives students informationValues obedience and “good behavior”Creates fear of authority figure or a teacherFocuses on correct answers and successValues logical thinking and discountsemotionFosters competition between studentsValues memory based learningUsually focuses on imparting theoreticalknowledge1Adapted from Naker, D. & Michau, L. (2004). Rethinking Domestic Violence: A Training Process for Community Activists. Kampala: Raising Voices. p.13.www.raisingvoices.org/staffskills.php