By Dr Karen Elizabeth Maras

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, edn. 1, 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

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; 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, 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, 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

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