Stephen Bolaji teaches undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education, Charles Darwin University. He had his education qualifications from two continents (Nigeria- Africa and Australia). Prior to joining CDU, he was a lecturer at the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Lagos, Nigeria. In 2009, Stephen won the highly competitive International Endeavor Scholarship to complete a second doctoral research study titled: Intent to Action: Overcoming Barriers to Universal Basic Education Policy Implementation in Nigeria, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.  Stephen’s research interest is in Policy, Philosophy, Comparative, Sociology, History, Community Studies and Global Education. He is a qualitative researcher and well- grounded in using a range of qualitative instruments in collecting data for research projects. He derives satisfaction in guiding students through their teaching and research undertakings. Stephen enjoys golfing, teaching and conducting research.