Osman-Gani's study surveyed 501 U.S., Germany, Japanese, Korean, and Singaporean managers working abroad, finding significant differences in views of types of training (pre- and postarrival, repatriation, language, cross-cultural) and appropriate delivery methods. Van Reine and Trompenaars' reaction article highlights how cultural background,…

Groups differences in American English and British English vocabulary into four categories. Concludes that international business communication teachers and trainers must devote more attention to English as the dominant language of international business, create awareness of important vocabulary differences that have the potential to confound…

Discusses the importance of cultural sensitivity and specific cultural knowledge when providing care for infants and toddlers. Makes suggestions for responding to cultural differences. Describes dialogue and reflective-thinking strategies for identifying and responding to cultural differences. Asserts that caregivers need diversity training to see…

Describes a "world" of evaluation in 2010 in which evaluation recognizes and celebrates national and regional differences and contributions. In 2010, the whole world should be doing evaluations, and the evaluations should be of situations that cannot be described by dichotomous (full or empty) answers. Through better information and an increased…

Examined whether European Americans and Chinese differed in their creation and evaluation of drawings of geometric shapes. Drawings created by Chinese and European American college students were judged by Chinese and European American college students. Results showed high consensus between the judges and great similarity in the creativity of…

An attempt was made to determine the challenges that may be encountered by intermarried couples who worship in a Greek Orthodox Church. Some couples described unresolved disagreements linked to their religious and cultural differences. Clinical implications suggest that intermarried couples' different religious and cultural backgrounds may be…

Presents the stories of three student nurses who participated in an international nursing experience. They designed a pediatric module and taught it to Russian health care providers, while living with Russian host families. Stresses the importance of taking multicultural courses in order to prepare student nurses for the diverse world in which…

Responds to a commentary on "Teachers' Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany and Japan," suggesting that the article raises several useful issues about global versus national cultures, institutionalization, and comparative analysis of teaching in three nations. Clarifies argument and illustrates…

Learners' formal and informal beliefs may influence the way they approach learning. Do they learn to apply or learn to understand? The effort they make to learn depends on their perception of how the learning will reward them. Cross-cultural beliefs about knowledge and conceptions of learning must also be taken into account in developing…

Suggests teachers pair works by American writers with works from other cultures that share a common thematic link or central issue. Puts this into practice by pairing texts that illustrate some of the potential for a blended curriculum of both American and non-Western writers. (SG)

Higher education institutions in Brazil are seriously behind in the use of distance education largely because of the highly centralized control by the Ministry of Education. Hybridization, or the combination of face-to-face and distance learning techniques, is not motivated by pedagogical choice, but rather the only legally permitted approach in…

Examines the radio-television, or broadcast, curricula of colleges and universities in the United States, Britain, and Korea in order to discover how these curricula are configured and how they resemble and differ from one another. Attempts to trace the philosophical roots, history, and status of broadcast education in the three nations.…

The development of career counseling in Taiwan during the last 40 years suggests priorities for future development. Although many of the basic constructs of career counseling are used in Taiwan, cultural differences are also apparent. The future presents many conflicts between Western and Asian values, traditional or modern demands, and self or…

Analyzes interview data with 24 host families of home stay students in study abroad situations to determine salient, recurring topics. Discusses the study design and major themes that emerged. Concludes with hosts' recommendations on how students, programs, and the native families themselves can work together to enhance the homestay experience.…

To investigate differences in the family environments of different cultural groups, the Family Environment Scale and a clinical interview were administered to 153 college students from White (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, and African Caribbean backgrounds. A multivariate analysis of covariance and post hoc comparisons revealed significant differences…