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Duck, Duck, Deduce

Duck, Duck, Deduce. Learn How to Research International Credentials. Peggy Bell Hendrickson University of North Texas Shelby L. Cearley Texas Tech University Ann Rahmat University of North Texas. Overview. Questions Free Stuff Paid Stuff Lists Tips Q & A.

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Duck, Duck, Deduce

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  1. Duck, Duck, Deduce Learn How to Research International Credentials

  2. Peggy Bell Hendrickson • University of North Texas • Shelby L. Cearley • Texas Tech University • Ann Rahmat • University of North Texas

  3. Overview • Questions • Free Stuff • Paid Stuff • Lists • Tips • Q & A

  4. Questions to Consider • What’s the difference between accreditation and recognition? • What does it mean to have legal authorization to operate as a business? • What’s the difference between unaccredited schools and diploma mills?

  5. Free Stuff • Websites • Mailing Lists • Contacts • Your Research Database • Research Handouts

  6. Free Stuff – Websites • Ministries of Education websites • ECE archives • WES research site & WENR • Chronicle of Higher Ed website • Eurydice • Inter-l archives • Int’l Association of Universities

  7. Free Stuff – Contacts • ADSEC/OSEAS Advisors • Education USA Advisors • Fulbright Advisors • IREX Advisors • REACs • Conference presenters on topic • Mailing list responders

  8. Free Stuff – Mailing Lists • Inter-l yahoo group • ECE mailing list • WENR mailing list • State Int’l educators list • State AACRAO mailing list • NAFSA’s wRAP Up • NAFSA Region III

  9. Free Stuff – Your Database • Keep records • Save it in an electronic form from emails, websites • Make notebooks for materials • Agency evaluations • Make backups • Organize so you’ll use it

  10. Free Stuff – Handouts • Handouts we’re giving you • About 100 pages of resources • Alphabetical by country • Includes priced and free info • No out-of-print items • Only via email

  11. Free Stuff – Handout Example Afghanistan. • Free: Asian Network Information Center (ASNIC). University of Texas at Austin website: http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic.html • Free: International Association of Universities online database: Education Systems and List of Universities. http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/index.html • Free: International Bureau of Education Country Dossiers. UNESCO website: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/countrydossiers.htm • Free: Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC). University of Texas at Austin website: http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries_and_Regions/ • Free: Strategic Action Plan for the Development in Higher Education in Afghanistan. Ministry of Higher Education, 2004. http://www.ands.gov.af/admin/ands/goa/upload/UploadFolder/Strategic%20action%20plan%20for%20the%20development%20of%20Higher%20education%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf

  12. Paid Stuff • Books • Products/Services • Conferences • Help

  13. Paid Stuff – Books • Countries • Regions • Equivalencies/Placement Recommendations • Diploma Mills

  14. Paid Stuff – Products/Services • World Higher Education Database (WHED) • Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE) • Guide to Education Systems CD • Subscriptions • Training

  15. Paid Stuff – Conferences • NAFSA regional, national • AACRAO state, regional, national • State international education meetings • Local college/university consortiums

  16. Paid Stuff – Help • Half.com • Ebay • Amazon wish list • Library • Ask for recommendations

  17. Lists • Top 10 free items • Top 10 paid items • Things I’d save from a burning building

  18. Top 10 Free Things • Inter-l yahoo group • International Association of Universities website • Library • Local & national gurus • Ministry of Education

  19. Top 10 Free Things cont. • NAFSA Admissions Newsletter • Search engine • State international education list • WES website • WENR mailing list & site

  20. Top 10 Paid Things • Chinese Universities & Colleges • EDGE Membership • Foreign Education Credentials Required • Guide to Educational Systems around the World • Guide to Higher Education in Africa

  21. Top 10 Paid Things cont. • India PIER book • International Handbook of Universities • Japanese Colleges and Universities • New Country Index • New Independent States & the Baltic

  22. Save from a Burning Building • Chinese College & Universities • Int’l Handbook of Universities • New Country Index • New Independent States & Baltic • WHED CD • Research backups

  23. Tips • Pay attention to who’s responding to mailing lists • “Show your work” when asking or answering • Save the answers even if they’re not your questions (yet) • Search – don’t recreate the wheel & don’t make others do it

  24. Tips • Summarize the responses you receive to help others • Always be polite and respectful • Make friends with the lists • Create a “you need to get this info” letter/email for applicants • Private agencies can point you in the right direction

  25. Q & A • What’s on your mind?

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