Joseph Zajda is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specialises in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 42 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalisation and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2020). Recent publications include: Zajda, J. (2018). Globalisation and education reforms: Paradigms and ideologies Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2017). Globalisation and national identity in history textbooks. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. & Rust, V. (Ed.) (2016). Globalisation and Higher Education Reforms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2015). (Ed.). Second International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Dordrecht: Springer. 
Prof. Zajda's works can be found in 480 publications in 4 languages and 10,529 university library holdings globally. He was awarded an ARC Discovery Grant ($315,000) for globalising studies of the politics of history education: a comparative analysis of history national curriculum implementation in Russia and Australia (with Monash University, 2011-2015). Further, he is an elected fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).

1 Globalisation and Education Reforms: Emerging Research Issues.- 2 Analysing the (mis)use and Consequences of International Large-scale Assessments.- 3 The Unintended Consequences of Governance of Education at a Distance through Assessment and Standardization.- 4 Crisis in Economic Theory and the Implications for PISA Derived Education Policy.- 5 Globalizations, Meta-Ideological Hegemony and Challenges from Populism in Education.- 6 Social Change and Education Reforms in High Performing Education Systems: Policy Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong.- 7 Globalisation and Current Reseearch on Teaching Values Education.- 8 Constructivist and Constructionist Pedagogy in a Globalised World: Clarifying the Constructs.- 9 Creation of Questionable Honour: Proliferation of For-Profit Honourable Societies.- 10 Reflections on the Legacy of Nelson Mandela and the Relevance for Educational Tranformation Globally.- 11 Research Priorities and Developments in Education Reforms Globally.