title: The educator as facilitator: a new kind of leadership.
abstract: As leaders, nurse educators must be aware of each learner's maturity level and learning style. This paper discusses the dependent, independent, and interdependent learner and offers strategies to make the transition from functioning as the teacher to functioning as the facilitator of the learning process.
authors.affiliation: Boca Raton High School, FL, USA. juall46@bellatlantic.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Musinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*