A study of a total of 67 undergraduate students suggest that high levels of participation, a supportive facilitator style, and ample opportunities for metacognitive reflection on the students' own participation strategies are most conducive for fostering epistemic agency for knowledge building.
It's a big help to me to know this, I then think just how many thousands of us are having this problem, and most are managing well, and then, so can I!' (class 73) Facilitators posted supportive and empathic responses which implied that they had the same feelings and suffered in a similar way to the person who posted the problem.
Providing a Learning Profile that includes graphic representations of students' thought processes has led to fascinating discussions that support previous work suggesting that reflection is best fostered in a supportive environment with a facilitator where learners are addressing real situations that potentially create dissonance between internal values and actual performance.
In a qualitative examination of FCC provider participation in one state's professional development system over a three-year time period, providers reported that ongoing cohort-based training was beneficial and that the opportunity to develop a trusting supportive relationship with a facilitator and other providers helped to reduce their experiences of isolation and marginalization (Lanigan 2011).
It is not clear whether the improvements were related to the supportive alliances formed with lifestyle facilitators or whether the effect was mediated by a feeling of false reassurance from participating in the intervention [ 48].
Facilitators of adherence mainly included peer support groups, counseling, supportive health care workers, short waiting time and provision of food and transport.
This research explores the potential enhancements of supportive activities and key peer facilitator traits to maximize social and academic integration of first year university students.
Anxiety is contained by a supportive, non-judgemental and knowledgeable facilitator.
Overwhelmingly, however, across both time periods, staff from all professional groups cited supportive peers as a key facilitator.
Integral to this success has been the ability to use a group of facilitators who are enthusiastic and supportive.
