Can some one explain to a foreing friend that is traing to unsderstand about the USA system of education what is NAHE or similar agencies? Thanks
Well, "similar agencies" is way to broad to comment on, but in the education field, there are (at least) four well-known NAHE's. The ones that come to mind: 1) The National Association for Humanities Education, a professional organization of teachers in the humanities fields from elementary through college levels; 2) The National Academy of Higher Education, a foreign credentials evaluation service; 3) The National Association for Hispanic Education, an advocacy organization; and 4) Native Americans for Home Education, a small advocacy organization for lay persons.
NAHE is not a good source of information NAHE is discussed in a few places on DegreeInfo. Take a look here: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9783&highlight=nahe http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=102153&highlight=nahe#post102153 The list of organizations recognized by NAHE consists largely (entirely?) of degree-granting enterprises whose product is illegal to use in Oregon, Illinois, and North Dakota, among other places. Naive acceptance of NAHE evaluations could land you in jail. It is not a good source of information. There is a description of accreditation in the United States on the Oregon ODA pages: take a look here. G