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A study refined a valid and reliable measure to measure learner empowerment and determined construct validity by correlating learner empowerment with the related variables affinity-seeking (an interpersonal communication construct), motivation to study, and learning. Subjects, 340 undergraduate students enrolled in communication classes at a mid-sized midwestern university, were asked to think about the instructor they had immediately before their communication course when completing the Learner Empowerment Measure. Subjects reported on 241 male and 90 female instructors (with 9 unidentified), who represented a cross section of the university. Three dimensions of empowerment were replicated through factor analysis: meaningfulness; impact; and competence. Each of the three empowerment dimensions were positively and significantly correlated with each of two learning measures. (Contains 38 references and 3 tables of data.) (RS)

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For successful implementation of FLCs, consider leadership recommendations for institutional change, reasons for choosing the FLC model, and institutional conditions that may facilitate or hinder FLC development.