This book presents students' reflections on their intercultural student experiences, and utilizing the UNESCO Story Circle methodology, illustrates how such reflection can aid the development of intercultural competence (IC).

Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith is Deputy Vice President Faculty and Professor of Communication at Alphacrucis University College, Australia. She is a Fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research.

Darla K. Deardorff is on the faculty of Harvard University's Global Education Think Tank and is a Research Fellow in the Social Science Research Institute at Duke University, US. She is Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) and founder of ICC Global and the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The UNESCO Story Circle Methodology and Intercultural Competence

Part 1: Exploring Student Experiences Abroad

Chapter 2: Understanding the Intersection of Culture and Identity

Chapter 3: Recognizing and Reassessing Stereotypes

Chapter 4: Navigating Cultural Differences

Part 2: Developing Students' Intercultural Competence

Chapter 5: Using Self-Reflection to Develop Intercultural Competence

Chapter 6: Experiencing Support and Community

Chapter 7: Building Relationships through Intercultural Competence

Chapter 8: The Stories that Shape Us: The Lifelong Process of Developing Intercultural Competence