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Today European banking is in a great financial as well as a moral and ethical crisis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the strategies and best practices in the field of education and training for financial literacy in EU, emphasising the development of this field in Slovenia. Within the existing content, we studied general financial literacy of Slovenians; we investigated what the perception of activities of Slovenian banking institutions is in order to increase financial literacy clients and what is their financial knowledge. Based on customer survey, we determined the role of banking institutions as educators of users of banking services. The research confirmed that the activities carried out by banking institutions in order to improve the financial situation of their customers are effectively raising financial literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1991) was applied to explore intentions of young researchers' involvement in research projects in order to evaluate knowledge transfer within the Slovenian Young Researchers Program. With this, research gap of university intention to cooperate in joint research projects with industry was addressed. The research uses data from a national survey to test which determinants affect their intention and behaviour with respect to cooperating actively with industry and transferring their knowledge to end users. It was found that attitudes and subjective norms significantly influence the intention to engage in university-industry cooperation, explaining over 65% of variability in intention, while perceived behavioural control is not an influencing variable. Results confirm that Ajzen's theory can be applied to the case of cooperation of universities with industry; however, only two of the model's influencing factors proved effective. According to the findings of the study, the implications for the program and its university-industry cooperation are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intergenerational cooperation is an important source of individual learning, and a vehicle for creation, transfer and retention of organisational knowledge. This paper presents and describes a theoretical model of intergenerational cooperation in organisations that emphasises the cultural and institutional determinants of such age management practices. On the societal level it identifies four determinants: national legislation, prevalence of intergenerational cooperation programs in different areas of social life, higher educational system and institutions, and societal culture. All the aforementioned variables have an interrelated impact on organisational leadership and management, HRM systems and organisational culture that promote intergenerational activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the case study of academic workload management from the perspective of teaching management and an individual. A qualitative study based on document analysis was done and the attribution of time value was evaluated with reference to the proportion of workload given to teaching in terms of quality and effectiveness of learning.

An abstract of the article "Culture and wisdom: tacit knowledge as a way of learning in higher education," by Lucija Mulej and Nada Trunk Sirca is presented.

The article analyses the basic implications of an ageing society for the demand of youth's formal education and lifelong learning. The authors research the system of recognition of nonformal and experiential learning and the potential role of Europass. In addition, it presents the conclusions about the developments in the field of education and the role of lifelong learning.

An abstract of the article "The support employers in the system of workplace learning recognition," by Doris Gomezelj Omerzel, Katarina Fister and Nada Trunk Sirca is presented.

This article focuses on a case study in higher education in Slovenia. Lifelong education is a strategic principle which traverses the whole education vertical without depleting itself. Today's rapidly changing environment calls for new knowledge and skills that stayed out of reach for the beneficiaries of the Slovenian education system in the past, and still remain largely unattainable through those forms of formal schooling that lead to a bonafide degree. The main reasons are to be found in deep-rooted traditions and substantial autonomy of the Slovenian higher education system.

The article discusses that the presence or expansion of Internet-based e-learning is one of the characteristics of the information society by which can be estimated at the level of its development. Many changes in Slovenia have been witnessed in the last decade and are interested in what is happening in the e-learning arena, especially as the Internet is rather successfully penetrating Slovenian society.