The teacher and town planner as facilitator

The current UK Government is committed to reviving active citizenship and r educing the democratic deficit. The modernizing local government agenda see ks to create more open and transparent processes and to encourage a listeni ng Council responsive to communities' concerns. This paper examines the rol e of the facilitator in teaching and town planning. It explores the literat ure on student-centred learning to find out what qualities and skills an re quired and whether there are any lessons that can be drawn for students of environmental planning and teaching in general.