"Druženje, vedoželjnost, širina …", učinki neformalnega izobraževanja odraslih v projektu Bell

The article presents the results of the international Bell research project in which ten European countries participated. The focus of the research was the wider benefits of liberal adult education. The main research question was: What are the benefits of liberal adult education in the everyday life of the participants? The result of the research was that the benefits of the aforementioned education are numerous. While both quantitative and qualitative methods were applied, the article focuses on the latter. Eight interviews were conducted with adult participants in liberal adult education programmes from different regions of Slovenia. All interviewees reported numerous benefits resulting from their participation in liberal adult education