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Exploring and Assessing Intercultural Competence
Acknowledgments
We are indebted to various institutions and individuals for their support, participation, and input
to this study. First of all, we thank the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington
University for their funding support and the participating Member Organizations of The
Experiment Federation and their National Directors: Anne Alvear, Ecuador; David Shaddick,
Great Britain; and Brigitte Schwarzenbach, Switzerland. The Executive Director of the
Federation EIL, Ilene Todd, was especially helpful along with her assistant, Elaine Styles, in
supporting this work, providing needed information, and monitoring expenses.
At the center of the research effort, of course, were many service participants – alumni,
volunteers, and hosts – who took time to respond to our requests, to complete survey forms, and
in some cases to be interviewed. To carry out local efforts, we relied on research assistants: Jorge
Flores, Chris Harris, and Michele Hofstede; as well as on German and Spanish translators: Georg
Steinmeyer, Lisa Jaramillo Power, and Beatriz Fantini. Project assistants were extremely
important to this effort – Mario Fantini in initial project stages; Rebecca DiCandilo for tracking
and compiling data; and Jessica Rodríguez, who assisted in the final verification of data. Finally,
we are indebted to our psychometrician, Dona Alpert, and to our statisticians, Aqeel Tirmizi and
Noor Tirmizi. Last, but not least, we acknowledge the helpful guidance of our colleagues at CSD
who were always responsive and helpful with every request from start to finish – Maricelly
Daltro and Amanda Moore McBride. ¡Mil gracias a todos! Danke!
Center for Social Development
Washington University in St. Louis
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