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29th June, Saturday

KEYNOTE I
(Time: 1:10 - 2:10, Room: LL 1101)

Intercultural Education and Training for the 21st Century:
Global Issues and Challenges

R. Michael Paige,
University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Policy
and Administration, Minneapolis

R. Michael Paige, PhD, is an associate professor of international and intercultural education in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, where he is currently faculty coordinator of the Comparative and International Development Education MA and PhD programs. A returned US Peace Corps Volunteer (Turkey 1965-1967), Michael has also lived and worked in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Kenya, and Hong Kong. In 1995, Michael was the recipient of both the Robert H. Beck Award for Distinguished Faculty Member and the Distinguished Teaching Award in the College of Education and Human Development.

In this keynote, Michael Paige will place intercultural training in a global context and discuss key issues facing intercultural trainers worldwide. The presentation will focus on the roles of intercultural trainers in responding to the challenges of cultural diversity facing nations, communities, public institutions, health and human services providers, and private sector employers. He will also examine other key issues facing the field such as the licensing of trainers, a code of ethics for the profession, the need for applied research, and the relationship of the field to public policy making.

KEYNOTE II
(Time: 2:20 - 3:20, Room: LL 1101)

Mindful Inquiry:
A Learner-Centered Approach to Qualitative Research

Adair Linn Nagata,
Independent Scholar

Adair Linn Nagata, PhD, is an educator who has worked in international schooling, corporate training, communications, and organizational development while she has lived in Tokyo since 1970. She has raised two biliterate sons here who are now grown and married. Adair is interested in increasing consciousness and improving relational skills as a means of everyday peacemaking. Her most recent work in global financial services focused on promoting a family-friendly culture and employee satisfaction. In April 2001, she retired to clear a space for writing her dissertation and new emergences. Earlier this year she completed her doctoral studies in Human Development at the Fielding Graduate Institute. She looks forward to continuing adventures and expects they may include combining research, writing, university teaching, and adult developmental coaching with taking a more active role in promoting peace. She is currently serving as Program Chair of SIETAR Japan.

The Mindful Inquiry I pursued in my doctoral dissertation based on the approach formulated in Mindful Inquiry in Social Research (Bentz & Shapiro, 1998) was a path I laid down while walking. "Mindful inquiry combines the Buddhist concept of mindfulness with phenomenology, critical theory, and hermeneutics in a process that puts the inquirer in the center" (p. 171). Mindful Inquiry helped me develop both reflexivity and voice and resulted in personal transformation especially valuable in researching intercultural interactions.

30th June, Sunday

KEYNOTE III
(Time: 2:10 - 3:10, LL 1101)

Active Communication for Transcultural Management

Emiko Magoshi,
College of Business Administration, Obirin University, Tokyo

Emiko Magoshi, PhD, is a professor at Obirin University in the College of Business Administration. She is also an NHK radio personality featured on the program "Business English."Her publications include Foreigners in Kaisha (JETRO, 1996), Transcultural Management (Gakubunsha, 2000), and Heartfelt Management for Equidistant Companies (Shinhyoron, 2000).

This presentation delineates changes in the industrial structure and labor market as well as a big shift in the human resources management and the employment system in Japan. It elucidates an emerging role for women in the Japanese workforce and its impact on society. It also examines the future directions of the Japanese society as well as the need for a new style of communication.

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