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Diplomas / Degrees

PhD Art Education, New York University (2008)
MA Art and Art Education, California State University, Long Beach (2001)
BAE in Visual Art Education, University of Kansas (1986)

Recent Courses

Establishing The Role Of Art In Education
Exploring The Arts Series: Visual Arts
Independent Study Reflecting On Teaching
Independent Study Role Of Art Education
Instruction And Assessment In The Visual Arts
Instruction And Assessment In The Visual Arts
Introduction To Art Education
S/T: Collage
S/T: Collage
Student Teaching In Art Education
Student Teaching In Art Education: Pre-Certification
Teaching & Learning Aesthetics

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Cultural Studies
Peace Studies
Arts in Education
Service-Learning
Mixed-Media Art

Research Interests

The Capability Approach and Dialogical Aesthetic Practices in Arts Education
Engaging Theory and Practice in Post-Secondary Art Education Programs
Peace Studies and Social Justice in Post-Secondary Art Education Programs
Service-Learning and Citizenship in Art Education
Contemporary Art and Art Education

Grants / Sponsored Research

Adelphi Faculty Development Grant. Building a Culture of Peace: A Practice-based Art and Design Research Project in Suhareka, Kosovo. Travel to Suhareka, Kosovo to engage children and youth in peace education through the arts with a subsequent exhibition documenting the experience through practice-based research in art. (2009)

Annenberg Foundation, Annenberg Institute for School Reform and New Visions for Public Schools, Systems of Arts Learning. Designed and directed mixed-methods research study looking at systems of arts learning and subsequent impact on capability and youth development in 4 small high schools in New York City (2006-2009).

Arts Education Partnership, Ford Foundation, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, A Study on the Feasibility of Expanding the Ford Foundation’s Arts Initiatives in Alameda County, CA. (2008).

New York University, Doctoral Research Grant, Building Community through the Arts at the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa (2007).

New York University, Graduate Student Competitive Grant Fund, Democratization and the Arts, Szczecin, Poland (2005).

Universal Studios, Education is Universal, North Hollywood, CA. Designed virtual art gallery for North Hollywood High School Art Department (2001, 2002).

City of Los Angeles Cultural Grants, Woodrow Wilson High School, Integrating the Arts and Science. Designed interdisciplinary curriculum incorporating scientific methods with art education (2000).

National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, Michael Jordan Grant, Exploring Family, Self & Cultural Histories through Art. Designed multicultural art education curriculum unit for high school art program Woodrow Wilson High School, Los Angeles, CA. (2000).

Exhibitions, Performances, Films

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(01 August 2009). Gwangwhamoon International Art Exhibition. Beijing, China, Juried Group Exhibition
(27 July 2009). Convertible Stimulation. Los Angeles, CA, Juried Group Exhibition
(18 April 2009). National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus Slide Show. Minneapolis, MN, Showcase of recent work with other artist educators at the National Art Education Association Convention
(08 April 2009). The Multiplicities on Cultural Crossing. Seoul, Korea, Juried Group Exhibition
(24 August 2008). Art Faculty Exhibition. Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, Garden City, NY, Group Exhibition

Book Chapters

Maguire, C. (2009). Fostering capabilities: The practice of peace and social justice in contemporary art education. In E. Ndura-Ouedraogo, R. Amster (Eds.). Building Cultures of Peace: Transdisciplinary Voices of Hope and Action. (pp. 28-43). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Recent Articles

Maguire, C. (2009, 4). Book Review: Higher education: Shaping a life of the mind for practice. National Art Education Association News, 51(2)

Ascher, C., Maguire, C. (2008, 5). Beating the odds: Supporting and scaling up the achievement of 13 New York City high schools that bring low-performing 9th graders to timely graduation and college enrollment. Voices in Urban Education, 19, 38-48

Maguire, C. (2008, 3). The Capability Approach and Citizenship Education: What the Arts Have to Offer. Prospero, 14(1)

Maguire, C. (2004, 1). Student Voices in Community Art: September 11th. Journal of Democracy and Education, 15 (3-4), 113-14

Invited Presentations and Lectures

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Maguire, C. (11 April 2007). The Capability Approach and Learning in the Arts: Implications for Arts Education and Human Development. New York University, NY

Maguire, C. (18 October 2006). Social Justice in the Art Classroom: Pedagogical Practices. New York University, NY

Maguire, C. (21 September 2006). International Humanitarian Law and the Arts. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

Maguire, C. (05 October 2005). Using Multiple Learning Styles in the Visual Arts. Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

Maguire, C. (20 September 2005). Community Collaborations with Art in Urban High School Settings. New York University, NY

Conference Presentations and Papers

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Maguire, C., de Gaillande, G., Garcia, I. (22 October 2009). Pathways of arts learning: Fostering of capabilities for high school students. College Board Forum 2009: Education and the American future, New York, NY

Maguire, C., Lenihan, T. (22 April 2009). Supporting Personal and Social Transformation through Service-Learning Practices in Art Education. National Art Education Association, Landscape for 21st Century Learning, Minneapolis, MN

Maguire, C., Lenihan, T. (25 February 2009). Teaching Art as Social Practice: Fostering Capabilities. Collage Art Association, Los Angeles, CA

Maguire, C., Lenihan, T. (26 March 2008). The Capability Approach and Learning in the Arts: How to Develop Individual Capabilities and Empower Students. National Art Education Association, Innovations in Teaching, Learning, and Leading, New Orleans, LA

Lenihan, T., Maguire, C. (14 March 2007). Revisioning Collaborative Art in Art Education. National Art Education Association, Innovations in Teaching, Learning, and Leading, Chicago, IL

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Ascher, C., Henderson, A., Maguire, C. (2008). Putting kids on the pathway to college: How is your school doing? Providence, RI: Annenberg Institute for School Reform.

Jacobowitz, R., Weinstein, M., Maguire, C., Luekens, M. (2006). The Effectiveness of Small Schools: 1994-95 to 2003-04. New York: Institute for Education and Social Policy.

Weinstein, M, Jacobowitz, R, Maguire, C., Saunders, T. (2006). Small Schools: Stability in Student and Teacher Characteristics in the First Ten Years: A Study of Small High Schools in New York City. New York: Institute for Education and Social Policy

Lockwood, D., Hanlon, E., Bel Hadj Amor, H., Chavez Reilly, M., Donis-Keller, C., Jarvis, C., Maguire, C., McBride, Y., Saunders, T. & Wang, L. (2006). Fourth Year Evaluation Report, Cornerstone Literacy Initiative. New York: Institute for Education and Social Policy

Honors and Accomplishments

Qualitative Education and Research (QUERI) Social Justice Scholarship (2006).

New York University, Tuition Scholarship (2004-2006).

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Summer Teacher Institute Scholarship (2003).

United States Institute of Peace, Summer Institute for Teachers Scholarship, Washington, DC. (2003).

Target Teachers Scholarship for the Study of Spanish (1999).

Professional Activities

National Art Education Association (1999 - present).

Women's Caucus, National Art Education Association (2008 - present).

International Society for Education through Art (2009 - present).

American Educational Research Association (2009- present).

College Art Association (2008 - present).

Teachers Without Borders (2007 - present).

Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Adolescents and Youth Interest Group (AYIG) (2006 - present).

Community and Corporate Leadership

Cultural Academy of South Africa, Advisory Board Member (2007 - present)

Loyola Marymount University ARTsmart Advisory Board Member (2002 - present)

Testimony before the State of California's Assembly Committee on Education (February 2002)