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This handbook presents a learning program intended for students enrolled in a variety of disciplinary or interdisciplinary programs who wish to include in their education a meaningful exposure to members of other cultures. Chapter one attempts to relate the cross-cultural learning of this program to future vocational, academic, and career objectives. Chapter two identifies the various disciplines and majors in which students are enrolled where significant educational benefits will result from exposure to foreign students. Chapter three identifies seven specific learning objectives: (1) the elite system and study of socialization and leadership; (2) country and area studies; (3) cross-cultural learning; (4) cross-cultural communication; (5) study of national and international conflicts; (6) cross-cultural dimensions of education; and (7) cross-cultural perspectives on development and underdevelopment. A bibliography of readings is indicated at the end of some learning objectives and modules. After a learning objective has been selected, the student should consult chapters five, six, and seven, which contain specific learning modules or units of learning, designed to implement the learning objectives. The 32 modules are divided into three categories: (1) interviewing foreign students (one-to-one learning), (2) classroom and curricular enrichment programs, and (3) experiential learning projects. (Author/CFM)