This paper reports on the findings of an ongoing study of adult learners at the Facilitated Learning Centre (FLC) in New Denver, British Columbia, Canada and focuses on the relationship between adult education, personal empowerment and learning. The program is grounded within models of situated cognition rather than focussing on employment skills and was started seven years ago in a small, rural community in western Canada. The study looks at the impact the program has had on learners, literacy, employability, participation in unpaid work, and personal empowerment.
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