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==Etymology==
Middle French, French faciliter to make easy (mid [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century].
==Definitions==
*1.To make (an [[action]], [[process]], etc.) easy or easier; to promote, help forward; to assist in bringing about (a particular end or result).
:b. To make [[simpler]] or less [[difficult]] to [[understand]]; to simplify. Obs.
*2. To assist (a [[person]]); to enable or allow (a person) to do something, achieve a particular result, etc., more easily.
*3. Physiology. To enhance or strengthen (a reflex or other neuromuscular or neural activity), or increase the ease of transmission of (a nerve impulse), by prior excitation.
==Facilitators==
*A [[person]] who takes on such a role is called a facilitator. Specifically:
:A facilitator is used in a variety of [[group]] settings, including [[business]] and other [[organisations]] to describe someone whose role it is to [[work]] with group [[processes]] to ensure meetings run well and achieve a high degree of [[consensus]].
:The term facilitator is used in [[psychotherapy]] where the role is more to help group members become aware of the [[feelings]] they hold for one another (see Group psychotherapy)
:The term facilitator is used in [[education]] to refer to a specifically trained adult who sits in class with a disabled, or otherwise needy, student to help them follow the lesson that the teacher is giving
[[Category: Education]]
==Etymology==
Middle French, French faciliter to make easy (mid [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century].
==Definitions==
*1.To make (an [[action]], [[process]], etc.) easy or easier; to promote, help forward; to assist in bringing about (a particular end or result).
:b. To make [[simpler]] or less [[difficult]] to [[understand]]; to simplify. Obs.
*2. To assist (a [[person]]); to enable or allow (a person) to do something, achieve a particular result, etc., more easily.
*3. Physiology. To enhance or strengthen (a reflex or other neuromuscular or neural activity), or increase the ease of transmission of (a nerve impulse), by prior excitation.
==Facilitators==
*A [[person]] who takes on such a role is called a facilitator. Specifically:
:A facilitator is used in a variety of [[group]] settings, including [[business]] and other [[organisations]] to describe someone whose role it is to [[work]] with group [[processes]] to ensure meetings run well and achieve a high degree of [[consensus]].
:The term facilitator is used in [[psychotherapy]] where the role is more to help group members become aware of the [[feelings]] they hold for one another (see Group psychotherapy)
:The term facilitator is used in [[education]] to refer to a specifically trained adult who sits in class with a disabled, or otherwise needy, student to help them follow the lesson that the teacher is giving
[[Category: Education]]
