Thesis (D. Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2000. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 235-236).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-119)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1990. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-97). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-119).

Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

Over the past five decades, scholars of intercultural communication have attempted to define, describe, and otherwise operationalize the concept of competency in an intercultural interaction. This study constructed a comprehensive theory of intercultural communication competence (ICC) grounded in the extant literature and the practical or everyday understanding of the concept. Using classroom data that was validated by a metasynthesis of existing qualitative or ethnographic studies describing ICC, the academic definitions and lay descriptions were each explored and then compared to find points of convergence and points of divergence. The comparative analysis provided the foundation for the development of tenets: ICC is an outcome; ICC is externally perceived and measured; and ICC is bound by the cultural context in which it takes place, conditions regarding interaction goals and power roles of the interactants, and culture specific elements for the holistic ICC theory proposed by this study. An examination of the implications of the newly constructed ICC theory and its future application and implications were explored.

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This study addresses the question of cross-country standardization of advertising by identifying existing cross-national differences in magazine advertisements. A content analysis of 1,983 advertisements in business, women's and general interest magazines was performed. The sample included 1989 and 1990 magazine issues from the United States, United Kingdom, France, India and South Korea.

The purpose of this project is to present the design and guidelines for implementation of a theory based intercultural communication skills training program. An instructor manual was designed primarily for people in leadership positions in Catholic parish communities in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, in order to help them to develop the necessary skills and abilities to become competent intercultural communicators.