WB00825_6.GIF (134 bytes) Expertise

Learners also linked pioneers’ willingness to engage in open dialogue to their perceived expertise about personal problems:

m7g     "He is a person who understands other people’s problems, he does not discourage he encourages if you have a problem. He taught me to be open about things"
m15b    "He is open to talk to. Once you don’t understand something without hesitation he will explain it with an open heart. He understands the stages of teenagers and why they do wrong things"