Abstract
M.Ed.
The focus of this study was on "newly appointed community college lecturers'
conceptions of facilitation". The shift from a traditional teacher's role to that of
facilitator of learning in a community college setting needed to be clarified.
Lecturers were interviewed in order to gain insight into what they think facilitation is
and they were also observed in a classroom. The study showed that lecturers at a
community college have misconceptions about facilitation. It was also found that
these lecturers are still using the information delivery or "banking" approach to
education. The contribution of the study is that it highlights the misconceptions that
needed to be clarified.
In order to qualify as facilitators of the community college, the identified
misconceptions should be addressed, especially since community colleges are
intended to give marginalised learners opportunities for self-directed learning.