Talk:Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research

Updating SIETAR description on Wikipedia
Hello,

I am Shirley, currently president of SIETAR Argentina and member of the new SIETAR Global Connect Network. We are designing different iniciatives to strength our impact. One of those iniciatives is apdating the wikipedia page of SIETAR and I was trying to do it. Is my first time trying editing a page, and I just discovered we are on a edit war, for what I apologize. The SIETAR Global connect netwok have agreed to have the description bellow on the page. Could we agree on have this updated? do you have something else to add? Are you from the intercultural field?

Best,

Shirley

SIETAR, Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research was founded in 1974 as an interdisciplinary network for trainers and researchers in the area of intercultural and cross-cultural communication. Mission SIETAR‘s purpose is to encourage the development and application of knowledge, values and skills which enable effective intercultural and interethnic relations at individual, group, organisation and community levels. SIETAR works to:

•	contribute to more effective communication among people of different cultures and backgrounds

•	enhance intercultural awareness in policy-making, business, education and civil society

•	establish an ever-widening network of intercultural specialists

•	provide multi-disciplinary, professional expertise

•	contribute to the development of professional standards

•	encourage publication and promote research

•	provide opportunities for personal and professional exchanges

•	hold regional, national and international conferences

History of SIETAR

SIETAR - Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research - was founded in the United States in 1974 by a few dedicated individuals to draw together professionals engaged in various forms of intercultural learning and engagement research and training. Originally called SITAR, the name was later changed to encompass education and the Society became SIETAR. Its goal was to provide a forum for exchanging ideas about training, theory, and research, and to learn from each other as well as to provide a place where interculturalists could strengthen their bonds with each other. They envisioned an exchange between people in different disciplines and professional activity that would strengthen the theoretical development and practice of intercultural communication. The Society rapidly grew beyond the borders of the United States attracting people from around the world who had similar concerns and interests and was named SIETAR International in 1982. SIETAR Japan was founded in 1985 to serve the interests of its international membership in Japan. SIETAR USA was founded in 1999 to bring together intercultural specialists in the USA and from across the continent. Young SIETAR, formed in 1994, offers students and young professionals across the globe ways to share ideas and discuss issues of interest.

SIETAR Europa was founded in 1991 in an effort to establish closer links between interculturalists within the continent. Since then national organisations have been formed in Europe, and today SIETAR Europa is, on the one hand, an umbrella organisation for the European SIETARs, and, on the other, unites intercultural academics and practitioners who live in countries without a national organisation. In 1999, it was decided to disband the International organization and create a global network of regional, national and local societies that would focus on enlarging the work of SIETAR within the boundaries of their communities and cultures while linking with each other to ensure an international perspective. Work is in progress to establish the SIETAR Global Council, composed of representatives from established SIETAR organizations, whose objectives include encouraging the development of new SIETAR groups, coordinating and promoting cooperation among existing SIETAR organizations, and working together toward a wider acceptance of the principles and practices of intercultural communication. SIETAR Global events calendar

Here is a list of upcoming events from the SIETAR network worldwide. Just click on an event to get more information!

SIETAR Worldwide Links

•	SIETAR Argentina

•	SIETAR Austria

•	SIETAR Brasil

•	SIETAR British Col. / Canada

•	SIETAR Bulgaria

•	SIETAR Deutschland

•	SIETAR España

•	SIETAR Europa

•	SIETAR France

•	SIETAR India

•	SIETAR Ireland

•	SIETAR Italy

•	SIETAR Japan

•	SIETAR Nederlands

•	SIETAR Polska

•	SIETAR United Kingdom

•	SIETAR USA

•	Young SIETAR

•	Young SIETAR

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Shirleyjsaenz (talk • contribs) 01:39, 9 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Here are the edits that were reverted by Shirley. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Society_for_Intercultural_Education,_Training_and_Research&oldid=637250085 Infinitepeace (talk) 09:11, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

=Article redirected= This article on L. Robert Kohls was redirected because of non-notability. It is included here for people looking for more information on this organization.

L. Robert Kohls (Laverne Robert Kohls) (May 28, 1927 - August 9, 2006) was an intercultural trainer. He is also a founding member of Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR).

Personal life
Kohls met his wife, Norma Chappell Kohls when they were both art students in 1944 at Drake University. They had a daughter, Kathy Kohls Wizowski.

He was drafted into the Korean War. Afterwards his wife and him become active pacifists becoming an active member of the Quaker community.

In 1953 the couple returned to Korea in 1953 to build an orphanage for boys in Taegu.

Kohl earned a master's degree in art history in 1960 from Columbia University, then a doctoral degree in cultural history in 1963 from New York University.

Kohls had worked, lived and traveled in more than eighty countries, with extensive stays in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Career
Kohl worked for the Peace Corps and became the trainer for volunteers to Korea, Brazil, Tunisia and Libya.

The Values Americans Live By
Kohls developed a list of 13 commonly held values, which help explain to first-time visitors to the United States why U.S. Americans act as they do.
 * 1) Personal Control over the Environment
 * 2) Change Seen as Natural and Positive
 * 3) Time and Its Control
 * 4) Equality and Fairness
 * 5) Individualism and Independence
 * 6) Self-Help/Initiative
 * 7) Competition
 * 8) Future Orientation
 * 9) Action/Work Orientation
 * 10) Informality
 * 11) Directness/Openness/Honesty
 * 12) Practicality/Efficiency
 * 13) Materialism/Acquisitiveness