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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Learn How to Research Learn How to Research International CredentialsInternational Credentials

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Peggy Bell HendricksonPeggy Bell Hendrickson University of North Texas University of North Texas

Shelby L. Cearley Shelby L. Cearley Texas Tech University Texas Tech University

Ann Rahmat Ann Rahmat University of North TexasUniversity of North Texas

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OverviewOverview

QuestionsQuestions Free Stuff Free Stuff Paid Stuff Paid Stuff Lists Lists Tips Tips Q & AQ & A

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Questions to ConsiderQuestions to Consider

What’s the difference between What’s the difference between accreditation and recognition? accreditation and recognition?

What does it mean to have legal What does it mean to have legal authorization to operate as a authorization to operate as a business? business?

What’s the difference between What’s the difference between unaccredited schools and unaccredited schools and diploma mills?diploma mills?

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Free StuffFree Stuff

Websites Websites Mailing Lists Mailing Lists Contacts Contacts Your Research DatabaseYour Research Database Research HandoutsResearch Handouts

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Free Stuff – WebsitesFree Stuff – Websites

Ministries of Education websites Ministries of Education websites ECE archives ECE archives WES research site & WENR WES research site & WENR Chronicle of Higher Ed website Chronicle of Higher Ed website Eurydice Eurydice Inter-l archives Inter-l archives Int’l Association of Universities Int’l Association of Universities

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Free Stuff – ContactsFree Stuff – Contacts

ADSEC/OSEAS Advisors ADSEC/OSEAS Advisors Education USA AdvisorsEducation USA Advisors Fulbright Advisors Fulbright Advisors IREX Advisors IREX Advisors REACsREACs Conference presenters on topic Conference presenters on topic Mailing list responders Mailing list responders

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Free Stuff – Mailing ListsFree Stuff – Mailing Lists

Inter-l yahoo group Inter-l yahoo group ECE mailing list ECE mailing list WENR mailing list WENR mailing list State Int’l educators list State Int’l educators list State AACRAO mailing list State AACRAO mailing list NAFSA’s wRAP Up NAFSA’s wRAP Up NAFSA Region IIINAFSA Region III

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Free Stuff – Your DatabaseFree Stuff – Your Database

Keep recordsKeep records Save it in an electronic form Save it in an electronic form

from emails, websitesfrom emails, websites Make notebooks for materials Make notebooks for materials Agency evaluationsAgency evaluations Make backups Make backups Organize so you’ll use itOrganize so you’ll use it

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Free Stuff – HandoutsFree Stuff – Handouts

Handouts we’re giving you Handouts we’re giving you About 100 pages of resourcesAbout 100 pages of resources Alphabetical by country Alphabetical by country Includes priced and free infoIncludes priced and free info No out-of-print itemsNo out-of-print items Only via email Only via email

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Free Stuff – Handout ExampleFree Stuff – Handout Example

Afghanistan. Afghanistan.

Free: Asian Network Information Center (ASNIC). University of Free: Asian Network Information Center (ASNIC). University of Texas at Austin website: Texas at Austin website: http://http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic.htmlasnic.utexas.edu/asnic.html

Free: International Association of Universities online database: Free: International Association of Universities online database: Education Systems and List of Universities. Education Systems and List of Universities. http://http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/index.htmlwww.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/index.html

Free: International Bureau of Education Country Dossiers. Free: International Bureau of Education Country Dossiers. UNESCO website: UNESCO website: http://http://www.ibe.unesco.org/countries/countrydossiers.htmwww.ibe.unesco.org/countries/countrydossiers.htm

Free: Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC). Free: Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC). University of Texas at Austin website: University of Texas at Austin website: http://http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries_and_Regionsmenic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries_and_Regions//

Free: Strategic Action Plan for the Development in Higher Free: Strategic Action Plan for the Development in Higher Education in Afghanistan. Ministry of Higher Education, 2004. Education in Afghanistan. Ministry of Higher Education, 2004. http://www.ands.gov.af/admin/ands/goa/upload/UploadFolder/Strhttp://www.ands.gov.af/admin/ands/goa/upload/UploadFolder/Strategic%20action%20plan%20for%20the%20development%20ofategic%20action%20plan%20for%20the%20development%20of%20Higher%20education%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf%20Higher%20education%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf

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Paid StuffPaid Stuff

BooksBooks Products/Services Products/Services Conferences Conferences HelpHelp

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Paid Stuff – BooksPaid Stuff – Books

CountriesCountries RegionsRegions Equivalencies/Placement Equivalencies/Placement

Recommendations Recommendations Diploma MillsDiploma Mills

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Paid Stuff – Products/ServicesPaid Stuff – Products/Services

World Higher Education World Higher Education Database (WHED)Database (WHED)

Electronic Database for Global Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE) Education (EDGE)

Guide to Education Systems CDGuide to Education Systems CD SubscriptionsSubscriptions Training Training

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Paid Stuff – ConferencesPaid Stuff – Conferences

NAFSA regional, nationalNAFSA regional, national AACRAO state, regional, AACRAO state, regional,

nationalnational State international education State international education

meetings meetings Local college/university Local college/university

consortiums consortiums

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Paid Stuff – HelpPaid Stuff – Help

Half.comHalf.com Ebay Ebay Amazon wish list Amazon wish list LibraryLibrary Ask for recommendations Ask for recommendations

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ListsLists

Top 10 free items Top 10 free items Top 10 paid items Top 10 paid items Things I’d save from a burning Things I’d save from a burning

building building

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Top 10 Free ThingsTop 10 Free Things

Inter-l yahoo groupInter-l yahoo group International Association of International Association of

Universities websiteUniversities website LibraryLibrary Local & national gurusLocal & national gurus Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education

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Top 10 Free Things cont.Top 10 Free Things cont.

NAFSA Admissions NewsletterNAFSA Admissions Newsletter Search engineSearch engine State international education listState international education list WES website WES website WENR mailing list & siteWENR mailing list & site

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Top 10 Paid ThingsTop 10 Paid Things

Chinese Universities & CollegesChinese Universities & Colleges EDGE MembershipEDGE Membership Foreign Education Credentials Foreign Education Credentials

RequiredRequired Guide to Educational Systems Guide to Educational Systems

around the World around the World Guide to Higher Education in Guide to Higher Education in

AfricaAfrica

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Top 10 Paid Things cont.Top 10 Paid Things cont.

India PIER bookIndia PIER book International Handbook of International Handbook of

Universities Universities Japanese Colleges and Japanese Colleges and

Universities Universities New Country IndexNew Country Index New Independent States & the New Independent States & the

BalticBaltic

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Save from a Burning BuildingSave from a Burning Building

Chinese College & Universities Chinese College & Universities Int’l Handbook of UniversitiesInt’l Handbook of Universities New Country IndexNew Country Index New Independent States & New Independent States &

BalticBaltic WHED CDWHED CD Research backups Research backups

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TipsTips

Pay attention to who’s Pay attention to who’s responding to mailing lists responding to mailing lists

““Show your work” when asking Show your work” when asking or answeringor answering

Save the answers even if they’re Save the answers even if they’re not your questions (yet)not your questions (yet)

Search – don’t recreate the Search – don’t recreate the wheel & don’t make others do itwheel & don’t make others do it

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TipsTips

Summarize the responses you Summarize the responses you receive to help others receive to help others

Always be polite and respectful Always be polite and respectful Make friends with the lists Make friends with the lists Create a “you need to get this Create a “you need to get this

info” letter/email for applicantsinfo” letter/email for applicants Private agencies can point you Private agencies can point you

in the right directionin the right direction

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Q & AQ & A

What’s on your mind?What’s on your mind?