The International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)

The International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR International) is an international professional association designed to serve scholars and practitioners working in intercultural and international fields. SIETAR International’s approach is interdisciplinary, drawing its resources from a variety of educational, governmental, business, and other organizations, both public and private. As a result of its diverse membership, SIETAR International provides access to colleagues from a variety of disciplines, fields, and international/intercultural associations. SIETAR International’s charter commits its members to the practice of intercultural communication and to the promotion of cultural understanding. The membership accepts the challenge to: (I) promote and support growth of knowledge and skills in the fields of international and intercultural communication; (2) foster the professional development of educators, trainers, and researchers in the field; (3) bring persons of differing orientations together, i.e., the researcher, the theoretician, the academician, and the practitioner; (4) facilitate the dissemination and exchange of information on intercultural education, research and training techniques by convening seminars, symposia, workshops and institutes; (5) generate a sense of fellowship and identity for those working in several cultures; and (6) apply all of these principles internationally. The Society is open to membership on an individual basis with student and regular memberships and on an institutional basis with regular institutional memberships and sustaining memberships. The annual fees are: students $30.00; regular members $60.00; sustaining members $140.00 and institutions $240.00. A life sustaining membership also may be established for $2000.00, payable in three installments. SIETAR International membership provides: subscription to IJIR; subscription to CommuniquP, a quarterly newsletter which publishes information on current activities, research, and publications; reduced registration fees for the Annual SIETAR International Conferences which feature experiential workshops, substantive sessions, and a variety of relevant programs; access to a Professional Skills Inventory/Data Bank. SIETAR International also publishes timely monographs, collections of articles, and reference works. Persons interested in more information or in joining SIETAR International should write: The International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, 1505 22nd Street N.W., Washington, D.C., 20037, USA, telephone (202) 296.4710. SECKETARIAT

GOVERNING

Executive Director: Dfane L. Zeller, Ph.D., Washmgton. DC, USA Director of Programs: Jili Chrrsrronson. Washmgton, DC, USA Director SIETAR Video Network: Denyce Buck, Los Angeles. CA and Washmgton, DC, USA

Shako Arakl, Cross Cultural Trammg Senices. Tokyo, Japan Monro Armour, Ed.D., Transculturai Consultant Serwces, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jane-1&F. Bennerr, Ph.D., Summer Insntute for intercultural Communlcatlon. Portland, OR, USA Judre B/ohm, Independent Concultant, Santa Dommgo. Dominican Repubhc Chrts Brown, International Telecommumcauons Satell~re Organizarlon, Washmgton. DC, USA Car& Chrrsrensen, Ph.D , !vlcGdl Umvercity, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Co/ Dupree. Ph.D., University of Lerhbndge, Alberra, Canada Aanes Rfe. Executive Office Refugee Setrlemenr Ho&tad, Norway Don Henderson. Morgan Trust. New York. NY, USA Zebra Avsar Keye, Ph.D., Independent Consultant, Minneapolis, MN, USA Don Lnndrs. Ph.D.. University of Mlsslssippl, Oxford, MS, USA’ Judrfh Marrm, Ph.D., Umvers~y of Minnesom, Minneapolis, MN, USA Marrn Navorez. lnternanonal Catholic Migration CornmIssion, Manda. The Philippmes James A. McCa/~rey, Ph.D., Trammg Resources Group, Alexandna. VA. USA Thomas Nunnely, Ph.D., Tokal Umrerw~. Tokyo, Japan Micoel Olsson, Ph.D., Government Information Serwce,

SIETAR

INTERNATIONAL

OFFICERS

President: Willram Cosgrove, World Bank, Washmgton, DC, USA Executive Vice-President: C/i//C/arks, IRI International,

Redwood City, CA, USA Treasurer/Controller: Neal R. Goodman,

Ph.D., Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ, USA Immediate Past-President: Sondru Mumford Fowler, Independent Consuhant, KnoxwIle, TN, USA President-Elect: Alwno E. Fanrlni, Ph.D., School for Internar~onal Training/Experiment in Internarional Lwing. Branleboro, VT, USA Parliamentarian: i”errrr Nlrorr, Ph.D., Eliiotr and Associates, Potomac, MD, USA

COORDINATING

VICE-PRESIDENTS

Management and Development: James A. McCofJer,v, Ph.D., Trammg Resources Group, Alexandria. VA, USA Strategic Planning and Policy: Jacquehne Wasdewskr, Ph.D., Americans for Indian Opportunity, Wahmgton, DC, USA

COUNCIL

Pawa Neu Gumea Chorles’P Peper, (ieneral Electric Trading Company, BrIdgeport, CT, USA and Tokyo, Japan Margaret Purch, intercultural Press, Yarmouth, ME, USA* Dugan Romano, Independent Consultant, Washington, DC, USA Maurice Sterns, Ph.D., lnternat~onal lnst~tute for Advanced Studies, Arlington, MA, USA Drone L. ZeNer, Ph.D., SIETAR Internanonal/ Georgetown Unwersity, Washington, DC, USA’

*Ex Officio

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PUBLICATIONS

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InterculturalSkills

for Multicultural Societies edited by Carley H. Dodd and Frank F. Montalvo. This book, developed by two intercultural researchers and based on presentation at a SIETAR International Congress, brings together scholars and practitioners from numerous areas of intercultural concerns. Topics include reentry stress, intercultural effectiveness, cross-cultural psychology, ethnopsychiatry, international development, intercultural education, intercultural exchange, and interracial relations. Each article is original, written by people who are themselves from an intercultural background and who work or do research in intercultural areas. Members, $15.00; non-members, $17.50. A Manual of Structured Experiences for Cross-Cultural Learning edited by William W. Weeks, Paul B. Pedersen and Richard W. Brislin. A lead article discussing the pros and cons of using experiential learning activities in intercultural education and training introduces the reader to 59 exercises designed to stimulate learning in multicultural groups. Sections include: Clarification of Values, Identification of Roles, Recognition of Feelings and Attitudes, and Community Interaction. These exercises have long been used by cross-cultural specialists in experiential teaching and training. 117 pp., No. SOO2-$7.50; members, $6.00. lkining for the Cross-Cultural Mind (Second Edition) by Pierre Casse. A practical and easy-to-use manual for training professionals and consultants. This book provides its readers with pre-tested workshops. From start to finish, the trainer is exposed to diverse topics such as training in other cultures, the transfer of knowledge and technology, intercultural communication, international negotiations, and counseling from a cross-cultural perspective. Members, $12.50; non-members, $15.00. Developing Intercultural Awareness: A Learning Module, Complete Exercises, and Hnndouls (First Edition) by L. Robert Kohls. Within by-hour lesson plan, Dr. Kohls provides “resources” for the trainer situation warrant. Suggestions for program evaluation are provided. invaluable tool for trainers and students of training involved in experiences. Members, $9.00; non-members, $11 .OO.

with Master Lesson Plan, Content, the framework of a complete, hourto utilize as circumstances and the This clearly written paperback is an preparing Americans for overseas

intercultural Theory and Practice: A Case Method Approach (First Edition, 1981) edited by William G. Davey. The case study method in intercultural education is based on the assumption that working effectively in a multicultural environment is a skill more than it is a collection of techniques or ideas. An effective way of learning these skills is to practice them in a simulation-type process. This book contains 15 case studies; each is examined from both the theoretician’s and the practitioner’s viewpoint. Members, $10.00; non-members, $12.50. ‘Daining for the Multicultural Manager: A Practical and Cross-Cultural Approach lo the Management of People by Pierre Casse. This book has been written for managers who have to deal with intercultural matters as well as for training specialists. Managers will learn how to question some of their basic assumptions concerning management, leadership, and teamwork while trainers will explore a variety of training materials which will enable them to design their own programs. Members, $12.50; non-members, $15.00. Managing Intercultural Negotiations: Surinder Deol. Through this book you simulations, self-assessment exercises, shops cover a selection of critical issues

Guidelines for miners and Negotiators by Pierre Casse and will be introduced to ten workshops that provide group exercises, critical incidents, role-playing and mini case studies. The workrelated to negotiation. Members, $12.50; non-members, $15.00.

The Cultural Dialogue: An Introduction to Intercultural Communication by Michael Presser. This is the second printing of a widely used textbook at the college and university level which has been highly praised. The book contains four major sections: Basic Concepts in Communication and Culture; The Components of Communication; Cultural Components and Cultural Communication: and Cultural Communication in Dialogue; Observations on Japanese and American Cultures. Members, $15.50; nonmembers, $18.50. SIETAR

International

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$6.00; non-members,

$12.00.