Intercultural competency (ICC) has been an extensively researched area within the past decade, given the broad consensus that this trait constitutes one of the key competencies of the 21st century manager. However, somewhat under-explored are aspects including the implications and effects that pedagogies such as blended learning have on the…

Describes the film program at the East-West Center which has proved to be not only entertainment, but an effective vehicle for increasing cultural understanding. (Author/PG)

CULCON, the Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange between the U.S. and Japan, seeks to deepen understanding between the two countries and broaden their bases of exchange. (Author/PG)

This document outlines the nature, present status, and future directions for the teaching of intercultural communication in higher education. Main points covered in the outline include the history of the systematic teaching of intercultural communication, the scope of intercultural communication (for example, interracial or interethnic…

The Caribbean-American Scholars program seeks to increase international understanding of cross-cultural similarities and differences. (Author)

Describes the Human Resources Research Organization workshop that teaches Americans how to recognize cultural influences in their own thinking and thereby improve intercultural communication skills. (Author/PG)

Article surveys the ways British universities provide an education of the thought and culture of other European countries. (HS)

Problems encountered by Japanese women who participated in an American women's studies seminar have been valuable to the development of a cross-cultural women's course at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. In the summer of 1981, the school offered a special women's study course to 30 Japanese university women. The program had limited success…

The undergraduate curriculum must consider international and intercultural implications. The study of other cultures must be part of a liberal education, and graduates must have the skills and information to be informed citizen-workers in a world community. (MLW)

Describes the efforts of the Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation to develop an international center for the promotion of university cooperation. (Author/RK)

A four-part rationale for incorporating cross-cultural experiential learning into teacher education programs is presented. To support the claim that cross-cultural experiences contribute to classroom effectiveness as well as to personal growth, examples of successful programs are given and pertinent research studies are cited. (PP)

Reported is a study to provide quidelines to member institutions of the consortium as to the composition of viable Latin American studies programs at different levels of institutional size and aspiration. Surveyed are 212 institutions that were members of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Surveyed are: (1) characteristics of the…

Describes counseling psychology in Australia. Undergraduate preparation in psychology, ethnic minority issues, and the future of counseling psychology in Australia are discussed. (Author)

Provides reports of four United States scholars who visited China as part of the Visiting Scholar Exchange Program. The titles of the reports are (1) "China Journey: A Political Scientist's Look at Yan'an," (2) "The Social Consequences of Land Reclamation in Chinese Coastal Ecosystems," (3) "Anthropology Lectures in South…