The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) was founded in 1974 as an interdisciplinary network for trainers and researchers in the area of intercultural and

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. As of 2004, SIETAR had a network of national and regional professional networks with more than 3,000 members worldwide. It holds NGO status with the

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. Kathryn Sorrells states that it "played a central role in facilitating collaboration among intercultural practitioners". For a time, SIETAR was the publisher of the ''

International Journal of Intercultural Relations The ''International Journal of Intercultural Relations'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering intercultural relations. It was established in 1977 and is the official journal of the International Academy for Intercultural Research ...

'' before the publication was taken over by the

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. SIETAR has many different bodies, like Argentina, Austria, Brazil, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Europe, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, and Young Sietar.

Foundation

L. Robert Kohls is a founding member.

References

External links

* Cultural studies organizations

Intercultural Education Cultural competence, also known as intercultural competence, is a range of cognitive, affective, behavioral, and linguistic skills that lead to effective and appropriate communication with people of other cultures. Intercultural or cross-cultural ...

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