This report studies the phenomenon of intercultural communication workshops as they are appearing in the United States. Emphasis is placed on background information, trends in the conduct and operations of intercultural workshops, assessment of the intercultural communication workshop phenomenon, characteristics of the workshop experience,…

A 150-item Test of Cultural Empathy originated in the spring of 1973 with a group of 16 students of three major ethnic groups in a class in Intercultural Communication at Texas Christian University (TCU). Although the test items were generally original, a few items came from the Dove Counterbalance I.Q. Test. The test was validated through four…

Selected book lists and periodicals which review books, audiovisual materials, and multiethnic instructional materials are presented in this annotated bibliography. The three parts of the bibliography are I. Book Selection Sources, II. Sources of Audiovisual Materials, and III. Sources of Multiethnic Instructional Materials. The lists and…

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…

Provides a personal account of the author's experience producing "Rags to Riches," the first American children's play ever seen in the People's Republic of China. Also describes China's national children's theater program. (MM)

Argues that the international struggle for power by the United States, as well as the apparent potential for independent political action by Blacks and Chicanos, affected Federal domestic policy regarding the education of Mexican Americans. (GC)

The curriculum development in Catholic schools was the concern of a conference on the "Intercultural Dimension in Catholic Education" held in New York in 1975. The conference was intended to bring a unique Christian perspective to the building of group identity and a pluralistic society. (Author/RK)

Transcultural training programs can provide several key solutions to some personnel development needs. Such training programs are designed to enable the participants to identify and understand their capabilities for dealing with the new environment of foreign countries. Effective transcultural training programs enhance awareness and adaptation,…

The educator must create an environment or take advantage of an existing one where there are the kinds of problems that require, for their successful resolution, the cooperative exchange of those skills and strategies that constitute the ethnic heritage of the various individuals and subgroups in that classroom or school. (Author)

Discusses existing teacher exchange and student exchange programs, open to Canadians, from the point of view of preparation and financial assistance. (RL)

Article suggests implications for the management of foreign and minority workers. (Author/MM)

Described are the problems and rewards encountered in study abroad. (HS)

Describes the leadership efforts in international education by the department of International Communication and Culture of SUNY College at Cortland. (EKN)

Discusses a foreign policy conference for educators sponsored by the United States Department of State and the need to provide young people with a broad perspective of the world. (IRT)