One understanding of teaching is the blend of expert knowledge with the facilitation of learning. We need people who know what they’re talking about, and that knowledge is useless unless it’s actually being absorbed! Depending on the teaching environment I think a good mix would be at least 50% facilitation. In more student directed learning environments then this could be much higher.
Facilitation means “the act of making easier”, it is not tied to any subject or area of knowledge. It is more of a set of values. In my experience of coaching and learning, important values are respect, listening, awareness, focus, authenticity, humour.
Life coaching is very close to facilitation. If I had to guess then I’d say that in my practice of coaching, the facilitation to expert mix is around 80:20. The expertise that I bring to the mix is based on experience and the tools I’ve learnt in my study of communication. Life coaching is about making it easier for people to get what they want.