Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman has more than 25 years of professional experience working with government education departments, university-based teacher education programs, community-based professional development for teachers, and as a classroom teacher in both the U.S. and East Asia. Dr. Wiseman examines and informs educational policy development, leads strategic planning workshops, provides evidence-based training programs, speaks internationally and presents extensively in the areas of refugee and...

Roles

  • Texas Tech University

    University, Lubbock, United States
    Professor

  • Lehigh University

    University, Bethlehem, United States
    Professor

  • The University of Tulsa

    University, Tulsa, United States
    Associate Professor

Research

Teaching refugee and forced immigrant youth: lessons from the United States

Authors Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, Ericka Galegher, Petrina M. Davidson, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Teachers and Teaching
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1 Journal Article

Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Gap between Rights-related Policies and Educational Opportunities for Unaccompanied Im/migrant Children in Detention

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, Maureen F. Park, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of Latinos and Education
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2 Journal Article

Education without evidence: Gaps in data availability for refugee, asylee, and humanitarian migrant students in US schools

Authors Alexander W Wiseman, Joel C Bell
Year 2022
Journal Name Research in Education
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3 Journal Article

Parents’ expectations for the educational attainment of their children: A cross-national study using PIRLS 2011

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Xia Zhao
Year 2022
Journal Name PROSPECTS
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4 Journal Article

Institutionalized inequities and the cloak of equality in the South African educational context

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson
Year 2021
Journal Name Policy Futures in Education
5 Journal Article

Teacher quality discourse in India: A national reform agenda content analysis

Authors Preeti Kumar, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2021
Journal Name Teaching and Teacher Education
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6 Journal Article

Does Inequality Stay in the Shadow? The Cross-national Effects of Educational Equity on Private Tutoring and Student Achievement

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2021
Journal Name International Journal of Educational Research
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7 Journal Article

Themes of diversity, comparison, and contextualisation overCompare’shistory

Authors Petrina M. Davidson, Nino Dzotsinedze, Maureen F. Park, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
8 Journal Article

Examining a model of scholarship for social justice

Authors Budi Waluyo, Sothy Eng, Alexander W Wiseman
Year 2019
Journal Name Research in Comparative and International Education
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9 Journal Article

Introduction: Comparative and International Education as an Infinite Field

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, C. C. Wolhuter
Year 2019
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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10 Book Chapter

The Osmosis of Comparative and International Education: What, How, and Why CIE Research Appears in Non-CIE Journals

Authors Petrina M. Davidson, Maureen F. Park, Nino Dzotsenidze, ...
Year 2019
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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11 Book Chapter

The Rhythmic Application of Evidence-Based Policy in National Educational Systems Worldwide

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson
Year 2018
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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12 Book Chapter

Introduction: Reflecting on Trends in Comparative and International Education: A Three-Year Examination of Research Publications

Authors Petrina M. Davidson, Calley Stevens Taylor, Maureen Park, ...
Year 2018
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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13 Book Chapter

Using technology to break gender barriers: gender differences in teachers’ information and communication technology use in Saudi Arabian classrooms

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Fawziah Al-bakr, Petrina M. Davidson, ...
Year 2018
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
14 Journal Article

A Synthesis of Published Comparative Education Research, 2014–2015: Further Data for Reflection in Comparative and International Education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Petrina M. Davidson, Calley Stevens-Taylor
Year 2016
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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15 Book Chapter

The Intersection of Citizenship Status, STEM Education, and Expected Labor Market Participation in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Faisal A. Abdelfattah, Ahmad Almassaad
Year 2016
Journal Name Digest of Middle East Studies
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16 Journal Article

Preface

Year 2016
Journal Name International Perspectives on Education and Society
17 Journal Article

Building a Foundation for Reflecting on Comparative and International Education: A Synthesis of Published Comparative Education Research

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson, Petrina Davidson, ...
Year 2016
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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18 Book Chapter

World Culture and Teacher Quality: Consensus, Convergence, and Conflict

Authors Gerald K. LeTendre, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2015
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
19 Book Chapter

Introduction: The Challenges of Teacher Effectiveness and Quality Worldwide

Authors Gerald K. LeTendre, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2015
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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20 Book Chapter

An Introduction to Comparing Comparative Methodologies: A Framework for Understanding Pitfalls and Operationalizing Promises

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Nikolay Popov
Year 2015
Book Title Comparative Sciences: Interdisciplinary Approaches
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22 Book Chapter

Representations of Islam and Arab Societies in Western Secondary Textbooks

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2014
Journal Name Digest of Middle East Studies
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23 Journal Article

Strategically planning the shift to a Gulf knowledge society: The role of big data and mass education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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24 Book Chapter

Introduction to the Annual Review: The Reciprocal Effects of Teacher Education on Comparative and International Education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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25 Book Chapter

Challenges to creating an Arabian Gulf knowledge economy

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Naif H. Alromi, Saleh Alshumrani
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
26 Book Chapter

Preface

Year 2014
Journal Name International Perspectives on Education and Society
27 Journal Article

Comparative education research framed by neo-institutional theory: a review of diverse approaches and conflicting assumptions

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, M. Fernanda Astiz, David P. Baker
Year 2014
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
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28 Journal Article

Preface

Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
29 Book Chapter

Promises and Challenges for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
30 Book Chapter

Internationally Comparative Approaches to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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31 Book Chapter

Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurial Skills in Youth Through Mass Education: The example of ICT in the UAE

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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32 Book Chapter

Shifting the Discourse on Neo-Institutional Theory in Comparative and International Education

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Audree Chase-Mayoral
Year 2014
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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33 Book Chapter

The Incalculable Promise of the African Continent: Higher Education Rising to the Occasion?

Authors Charl C. Wolhuter, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2013
Book Title The Development of Higher Education in Africa: Prospects and Challenges
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34 Book Chapter

Preface

Year 2013
Book Title The Development of Higher Education in Africa: Prospects and Challenges
35 Book Chapter

Transitioning Roles of Post-Secondary Education and Community Colleges Worldwide

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Audree Chase-Mayoral
Year 2013
Journal Name Research in Comparative and International Education
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37 Journal Article

Science Education Impacts on Labor Market and University Expectations of Students by Citizenship Status in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Analysis Using TIMSS 2007 Data

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Naif H. Alromi, Saleh Alshumrani
Year 2013
Journal Name Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
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38 Journal Article

Foreword

Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
39 Book Chapter

Introduction to Part 6: Diversification of the Field

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
40 Book Chapter

Introduction to Part 2: Comparative Education Trends and Directions

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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41 Book Chapter

Introduction to Part 3: Conceptual and Methodological Developments

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
42 Book Chapter

Reflections on the Field of Comparative and International Education, and the Benefits of an Annual Review

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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43 Book Chapter

Introduction to Part 5: Area Studies and Regional Developments

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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44 Book Chapter

Preface

Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
45 Book Chapter

Reflections on the Annual Review and Recommendations for Institutionalizing Reflection in the Field

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
46 Book Chapter

Introduction to Part 4: Research-to-Practice

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2013
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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47 Book Chapter

Preface

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Christopher S. Collins
Year 2012
Journal Name International Perspectives on Education and Society
48 Journal Article

Education, Development, and Poverty: An Introduction to Research on the World Bank's Education Policy and Revision Process

Authors Christopher S. Collins, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2012
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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49 Book Chapter

The Impact of Student Poverty on Science Teaching and Learning

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2012
Journal Name American Behavioral Scientist
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50 Journal Article

Community Colleges: Where are they (Not)?

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Audree Chase-Mayoral, Thomas Janis, ...
Year 2012
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
51 Book Chapter

ICT-integrated education and national innovation systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson
Year 2012
Journal Name Computers & Education
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52 Journal Article

Preface

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Ryan N. Glover
Year 2012
Book Title The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide
53 Book Chapter

Preface

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Audree Chase-Mayoral, Thomas Janis, ...
Year 2012
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
54 Book Chapter

Preface

Authors Tiedan Huang, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2011
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
55 Book Chapter

The Development of Comparative Education Research on Chinese Educational Policy Reform: An Introduction

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Tiedan Huang
Year 2011
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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56 Book Chapter

The Landscape of Principal Leadership Development in Mainland China: An Analysis of Chinese and English Research

Authors Tiedan Huang, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2011
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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57 Book Chapter

Making citizens of the world: the political socialization of youth in formal mass education systems

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, M. Fernanda Astiz, Rodrigo Fabrega, ...
Year 2011
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
58 Journal Article

The Uses of Evidence for Educational Policymaking: Global Contexts and International Trends

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2010
Journal Name Review of Research in Education
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59 Journal Article

Introduction: The Advantages and Disadvantages of National Education Policymaking Informed by International Achievement Studies

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2010
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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60 Book Chapter

International educational governance models and national policy convergence

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, James Pilton, J. Courtney Lowe
Year 2010
Book Title International Educational Governance
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61 Book Chapter

Editors' Introduction

Authors Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2009
Journal Name European Education
62 Journal Article

Editors' Introduction

Authors Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2009
Journal Name European Education
63 Journal Article

Editors' Introduction

Authors Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2009
Journal Name European Education
64 Journal Article

The Professionalization of Comparative and International Education: Promises and Problems

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, Cheryl Matherly
Year 2009
Journal Name Research in Comparative and International Education
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65 Journal Article

Shifting gender effects: Opportunity structures, institutionalized mass schooling, and cross-national achievement in mathematics

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker, Catherine Riegle-Crumb, ...
Year 2009
Book Title Gender, Equality and Education from International and Comparative Perspectives
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66 Book Chapter

Editors' Introduction

Authors Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman
Year 2008
Journal Name European Education
67 Journal Article

The Intersection of Traditional and Modern Institutions in Gulf States: A contextual analysis of educational opportunities and outcomes in Iran and Kuwait

Authors ALEXANDER W WISEMAN, NAIF H ALROMI
Year 2003
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
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68 Journal Article

Response to K. Anderson-Levitt’s Rejoinder

Authors Gerald LeTendre, David Baker, Motoko Akiba, ...
Year 2002
Journal Name Educational Researcher
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69 Journal Article

Slouching towards Decentralization: Consequences of Globalization for Curricular Control in National Education Systems

Authors M. Fernanda Astiz, Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker
Year 2002
Journal Name Comparative Education Review
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70 Journal Article

Worldwide Shadow Education: Outside-School Learning, Institutional Quality of Schooling, and Cross-National Mathematics Achievement

Authors David P. Baker, Motoko Akiba, Gerald K. LeTendre, ...
Year 2001
Journal Name Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
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71 Journal Article

Teachers’ Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany, and Japan

Authors Gerald K. LeTendre, David P. Baker, Motoko Akiba, ...
Year 2001
Journal Name Educational Researcher
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72 Journal Article

Navajo transition to higher education: knowledge systems, cultural values, and educational policies

Authors Alexander W Wiseman
Year 2000
Journal Name International Journal of Educational Research
73 Journal Article

The cloak of equality in STEM education: institutionalised masking of gender differences in STEM expectations, task values, and participation

Authors Jessica J. Gottlieb, Alexander W. Wiseman, Rebecca Hite
Year 2024
Journal Name Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
74 Journal Article

The 'New' Norms of Education Policy in the 21st Century

Authors Alexander Wiseman
Year 2021
Journal Name Revista Española de Educación Comparada
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75 Journal Article

Preface

Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
76 Book Chapter

Preface

Authors David P. Baker, Alexander W. Wiseman
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
77 Book Chapter

The Symbiotic Relationship between Empirical Comparative Research on Education and Neo-Institutional Theory

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker
Book Title International Perspectives on Education and Society
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78 Book Chapter

The Worldwide Explosion of Internationalized Education Policy

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker
Book Title Global Trends in Educational Policy
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79 Book Chapter

Preface

Authors Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker
Book Title Global Trends in Educational Policy
80 Book Chapter

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