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Guo-Ming Chen (Department
of Speech Communication, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881) is the recipient of 1987 outstanding dissertation award presented by the International and Intercultural Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association at the 1988 annual convention in New Orleans. The dissertation “Dimensions of intercultural communication competence” was cited for its “exceptional contribution in promoting a deeper understanding of the internationalintercultural communication process.”
Committee
on Institutional
(302 East John Street, Suite the publication of CZC Director of Minority Ph.D. Candidates and Recipients. The Directory lists 225 black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian American Students who have completed or will soon complete their doctoral degrees at a CIC university in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. 1705, Champaign,
Cooperation
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Division of Counseling Psychology of the American
Psychological Association has recently established a Standing Committee on Cultural and Ethnic Diversity. The Committee plans to schedule programs on crosscultural counseling at APA conventions and regional conferences and develop an informal newsletter for sharing multicultural information and activities. Additional information may be obtained from the Committee Chair, Augustine Baron, Counseling and Mental Health Center, University of Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 8119, Austin, TX 78713-8119.
Bruce Fretz, (Department
of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742) is accepting papers dealing with cross-cultural comparisons of principles, procedures, and issues in counseling psychology for publication in the international forum, one of the regular features of The
Counseling Psychologist. The Denver International Program (Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208-0274) brings to Denver a group of 5 to 15 people from around the world for a cross-cultural international and professional exchange. DIP is an affiliate of the Council of International Programs which sponsors an annual international program on 111
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cultural and professional exchanges in the fields of social work, youth work, corrections and special education.
health,
Kent State University (School of Speech Communication, Kent, OH 44242) will offer two workshops in intercultural communication in summer 1989. William I. Gordon will direct “Communication and Culture in England” at the LTC International College of English at Eastbourne, while Dr. Ray Heisey will direct “Communication and Culture in Sweden” at the University of Lund. Additional information may be obtained from D. Ray Heisey, director of the school. Young Yun Kim (Department
of Communication, University of OklahoOK 73019) has recently published an anthology, Theories in Intercultural Communication. Co-edited with William B. Gudykunst, and published by Sage, the book represents some of the most current theoretical activities concerning the dynamics of culture and communicative meaning, intercultural interaction process, and patterns of intercultural adaptation. ma, Norman,
Tom Oakland and Sherman Hu (Department of Educational Psychology, Education Building Room 252, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712) are conducting an international survey on the tests used with children and youth, under the auspices of the International School Psychology Association. They invite psychologists in the following countries to participate in the survey: Mainland China, Taiwan, U.S.S.R., Mexico, Malayasia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa, Belgium, Egypt, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. The Office of Multicultural Affairs (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, GPO Box 1870, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia) announces establishment of a new database, The Multicultural Australia Information System (MAIS), to provide summaries and references to over 7,000 reports, journal articles, books, conference papers and government documents on multicultural and ethnic affairs. Additional information may be obtained from Lynn Farkas, MAIS Project Manager. Robert L. Stevens (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC) is the author of the book Communication, Development and the Third World. The book, published by Longman, Inc., White Plains, NY, takes a critical look at the role of mass media and telecommunications in Third World development. Intercultural Communication includes
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1. Scholarly papers, articles, research reports, and books and/or book chapters authored by professionals in the field of intercultural communication, education, training, and research. 2. Training workshops, seminars, symposia, and professional meetings dealing with the topics related to intercultural communication. 3. Training aids, simulation devices, films, filmstrips, and other instructional materials developed and/or pretested for field use. 4. Research and/or training grants awarded and/or available in the area of intercultural communication, development, and relations. 5. Academic programs of study, instructional courses, and continuing education offerings in the field of intercultural communication, development and relations. 6. Items of personal and/or professional interest to those engaged in the practice, research, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of intercultural communication. Material intended for use in the Monitor should be addressed to: Tulsi Saral, Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Human Sciences University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, Texas 77058