Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman ist Professor am Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership des College of Education an der Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, USA, und seit dem Sommer 2013 Gastprofessor am Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft.

Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman has more than 20 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 evidence-based decision-making, teacher preparation and professional development, strategic planning, system assessment and reform, education policy, change management, equitable educationa access for girls and boys, institutional capacity building, school-to-work transition, and civic education. Dr. Wiseman's research uses large-sclae 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, and is the author of many research-to-practice articles and books. He is the series editor of the colume series, International Perspectives on Education and Society, and the senior editor of the journal, FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education.