The third international conference on counseling in the 21st century focused on three themes: schools, families, and higher education. The school theme presentations included topics on: the past and future of higher education; diversity on college campuses; career guidance for high school students in Taiwan; learning environments and self-esteem; mood disorders and its impact on learning; stress, burnout, and ways of coping for teachers; and pupil counseling in Singapore schools. Some of the family counseling topics included: family violence; blended families; single-parent families; wife abuse; and changing marriage patterns. Education topics included: applying overseas counselor training to the homeland; changes in teacher education; creating a community for diversity; and issues in higher education for Singapore during the 1990s. All conference presentations are included. The thirty papers include: (1) "Behind the Classroom Door: A Study of Learning Environment and Self-Esteem" (T.K. Lim); (2) "Burnout, Stress and Ways of Coping of Teachers in Hong Kong" (B. Yau); and (3) "Change and Continuity in Teacher Education in Singapore" (W.K. Ho). (JDM)