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 forced im/migrant education, evidence-based decision-making, teacher preparation and professional development, strategic planning, system assessment and reform, education policy, change management, equitable educational access for girls and boys, institutional capacity building, school-to-work transition, and civic education. Dr. Wiseman's research uses large-scale education datasets on math and science education, information and communication technology (ICT), teacher preparation, professional development and curriculum as well as school principal's instructional leadership activity. He serves on the editorial board of Educational Administration Quarterly and Educational Researcher and is the author or editor of more than 100 articles, chapters, and books. He is the series editor of the volume series, International Perspectives on Education and Society, and the senior editor of the journal, FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education.
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| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-957X |
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Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-economic consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
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Immigrant policy and law
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Migration research and theory
Disciplines
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Disciplines
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Subject Areas
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Quantitative research
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Types of study
Geographies
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Scope
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Texas Tech University
University, Lubbock, United States
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Lehigh University
University, Bethlehem, United States
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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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Comparative Sciences: Interdisciplinary Approaches
| Year | 2015 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Representations of Islam and Arab Societies in Western Secondary Textbooks
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Digest of Middle East Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
Preface
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Promises and Challenges for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2014 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
Internationally Comparative Approaches to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2014 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | The Development of Higher Education in Africa: Prospects and Challenges |
The elusiveness of teacher quality: A comparative analysis of teacher certification and student achievement in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Fawziah Al-bakr |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | PROSPECTS | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Introduction to Part 6: Diversification of the Field
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson |
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Introduction to Part 3: Conceptual and Methodological Developments
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson |
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
Introduction to Part 4: Research-to-Practice
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Emily Anderson |
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Christopher S. Collins |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Impact of Student Poverty on Science Teaching and Learning
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | American Behavioral Scientist | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Ryan N. Glover |
| Year | 2012 |
| Book Title | The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide |
Preface
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, Audree Chase-Mayoral, Thomas Janis, ... |
| Year | 2012 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
Preface
| Authors | Tiedan Huang, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2011 |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
International educational governance models and national policy convergence
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, James Pilton, J. Courtney Lowe |
| Year | 2010 |
| Book Title | International Educational Governance | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Editors' Introduction
| Authors | Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2009 |
| Journal Name | European Education |
Editors' Introduction
| Authors | Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2009 |
| Journal Name | European Education |
Editors' Introduction
| Authors | Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2009 |
| Journal Name | European Education |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Editors' Introduction
| Authors | Iveta Silova, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Year | 2008 |
| Journal Name | European Education |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Response to K. Anderson-Levitt’s Rejoinder
| Authors | Gerald LeTendre, David Baker, Motoko Akiba, ... |
| Year | 2002 |
| Journal Name | Educational Researcher | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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 |
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 |
The 'New' Norms of Education Policy in the 21st Century
| Authors | Alexander Wiseman |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Revista Española de Educación Comparada | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Authors | David P. Baker, Alexander W. Wiseman |
| Book Title | International Perspectives on Education and Society |
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 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Worldwide Explosion of Internationalized Education Policy
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker |
| Book Title | Global Trends in Educational Policy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Preface
| Authors | Alexander W. Wiseman, David P. Baker |
| Book Title | Global Trends in Educational Policy |
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