I believe abortion is a sin. You believe science can determine when life begins for a human and that pregnant women should have the right to choose an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. An Extension agent can teach about those value differences to groups having an interest in this issue, but that teaching is not likely to change their values or result in behavior changes and agreement. Each stakeholder group brings their set of facts to the issue of what to do with old growth forests. Environmentalists know that cutting trees contributes to the greenhouse effect and reduces ecological diversity.
Industrialists know that old forests are decaying.
Old forests cannot be managed for maximum productivity unless they are cut and replanted. Again, behavior changes are not likely. A good learning facilitator helps groups sort and categorize facts but also insures the integrity of the process and guides the building of overarching goals. When a community faces the issue of a fruit fly infestation, interest groups quickly start suggesting strategies for solving the problem. Conflict over process results.