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Book Chapters

Mannninen A; Maras KE, 2017, 'Challenges and realities: engaging students with contemporary art in Finnish and Australian Art Classrooms', in Tavin K; Hiltunen M (ed.), Experimenting FADS: Finnish Art-Education Doctoral Studies, Otava Book Printing Ltd, Finland, pp. 102 - 112

Maras K, 2010, 'Playing the game through: Making a thesis in art education a ‘real thing’', in Forrest D (ed.), The Doctoral Journey in Art Education: Reflections on Doctoral Studies by Australian and New Zealand Educators, Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 181 - 196

Maras K, 2007, 'Creativity, theory building and art learning', in Butcher J (ed.), Making a Difference: Challenges for Teachers and Teacher Education, Sense, Rotterdam, pp. 109 - 123

Journal articles

Maras K; Cumming T; Lee HM, 2024, 'Supporting early-career teachers with external mentoring: a scoping review', Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2024.2382785

Blaikie F; Maras K, 2024, 'Epistemologies and Aesthetics of Curriculum, Pedagogical Praxis and Assessment in the Visual Arts: A Comparative Analysis of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and the New South Wales Stage 6 Visual Arts Syllabus', International Journal of Art and Design Education, 43, pp. 99 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jade.12495

Maras K; Townend G; Loughland T; Nguyen HTM; Alonzo D; McGregor M; Gao X; Kwee CTT, 2023, 'Arguing for the Subjectification of Graduate Teachers', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 48, pp. 119 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/1835-517X.6229

Maras K; Shand B, 2023, 'Critical and Creative Thinking as a Form of Making in Art Education', Studies in Art Education, 64, pp. 23 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2022.2154523

Maras K, 2023, 'Similar yet different: Making, pedagogy and assessment praxis in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and New South Wales Stage 6 Visual Arts Syllabus', Australian Art Education

Maras K, 2021, 'Ahead of its time? Reassessing what is core content in Visual Arts in the New South Wales Curriculum', Curriculum Perspectives, 41, pp. 175 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41297-021-00136-6

Maras K, 2019, 'Reconciling critical and creative thinking capabilities and critical practice in Visual Arts education: A work in progress', Australian Art Education, 40, pp. 262 - 276, https://www.arteducation.org.au/

Maras K, 2018, 'A Realist Account of Critical Agency in Art Criticism in Art and Design Education', International Journal of Art and Design Education, 37, pp. 599 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jade.12206

Maras KE, 2017, 'Mind, language and artworks as real constraints on students’ critical reasoning about meaning in art', International Journal of Art & Design Education, TBC, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jade.12152

Maras K, 2013, 'What ACARA 'forgot' : Opening up the space for a conceptual framework for Visual Arts in the Australian curriculum', Australian Art Education, 35, pp. 24 - 37

Maras K, 2010, 'Age-related shifts in the theoretical constraints underlying children’s critical reasoning in art', Australian Art Education, 33, pp. 20 - 28

Maras K, 2010, 'Condition critical: A misdiagnosis in the treatment of critical practice in the proposed curriculum for Visual Arts', Australian Art Education, 33, pp. 15 - 19

Maras K, 2010, 'Does one size really fit all? How does Visual Arts fair as a knowledge domain in proposals for an Australian Curriculum for the Arts?', Australian Art Education, 33, pp. 35 - 45

Maras K, 2009, 'Children as art critics: Mapping a continuum of aesthetic learning in visual arts education', International Journal of Learning, 16, pp. 251 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v16i07/46443

Barbousas J; Maras K, 2009, 'Pre-service visual arts education in an Australian context', International Journal of Learning, 16, pp. 683 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v16i10/46680

Conference Papers

Maras K, 2021, 'This time without ‘feeling’: Children’s intuitive theories of art as a logical basis for learning progression in visual arts', in Research Conference 2021: Excellent progress for every student: Proceedings and Program, Australian Council for Educational Research, pp. 42 - 46, presented at Research Conference 2021: Excellent progress for every student, http://dx.doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-638-3_3

Maras K, 2001, 'Mapping Children`s Theory of Critical Meaning in Visual Arts MAR01194', in AARE Conference Papers - Electronic, AARE, Victoria, presented at AARE 2001: Crossing Borders: New Frontiers for Educational Research, Fremantle, WA, 02 December 2001 - 06 December 2001

Conference Proceedings (Editor of)

Weate A; Maras KE, (ed.), 2000, '9th occasional seminar in art education: Bodies of Work and the Practice of Art Making', COFA, UNSW, presented at 9th occasional seminar in art education: Bodies of Work and the Practice of Art Making, COFA, UNSW

Conference Presentations

de Carvalho A; Durksen T; Maras K; Stacey M; Granziera H; Robinson C; Alonzo D; Ang J, 2024, 'Evaluating the enactment of English and Maths curriculum reform: A pilot study of K-2 teachers', presented at Australian Association for Research in Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Stacey M; Maras K; Alonzo D; Ang J; deCarvalho A, 2024, 'Mapping curriculum reform in NSW: A discursive institutionalist analysis of curriculum change in the ‘macro’', presented at Australian Association for Research in Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Alonzo D; Nguyen H; Loughland T; Maras K; Kwee T, 2024, 'The impact of the Teacher Performance Assessment in Initial Teacher Education', presented at Australian Association for Research in Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Maras K; Carvalho A; Robinson C; Alonzo D; Ang J; Stacey M, 2024, 'The role of teacher knowledge, skills and dispositions in the enactment of high stakes curriculum reforms: A scoping review', presented at Australian Association for Research in Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Reports

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: K-2 Teachers Final Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: School Leaders Final Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year 3-6 Teachers Final Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: School Leaders Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year 3-6 Artefacts Analysis Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year 3-6 Teachers Interview Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year 3-6 Teachers Survey Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year K-2 Artefacts Analysis Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year K-2 Teachers Interview Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L; Moffat C; Beswick K, 2025, New South Wales Curriculum Reform Evaluation: Year K-2 Teachers Survey Report

Alonzo D; Maras K; Beswick K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H; McConachy T; de Carvalho A; Ang J; Robinson C; Righetti L, 2025, Evaluation of Changes to Teaching Practice for the NSW Curriculum Reform

Alonzo D; Beswick K; Maras K; Stacey M; Durksen T; Granziera H, 2023, Evaluation to Changes to Teaching Practice for the NSW Curriculum Reform: Final Plan


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