 She published articles in "FORUM" in 1964 and 1965 describing developments in comprehensive education in Bradford, Sheffield, Liverpool and Manchester.In 1973 the magazine published a pamphlet written by Joan titled "Indictment of Margaret Thatcher, Secretary of State 1970–1973".In 1986 she published a biography of her mother in law, Shena Simon, who had been active in education reform in England in the 1930s and 1940s.