who's who in research visuAl Arts - Intellect

Keywords early childhood education,
language development, children’s play
Cathy Smilan
Keywords integration, expeditionary
learning, environment, sustainability
Jill Smith
University of Auckland, Faculty of
Education, Gate 3, 74 Epsom Avenue,
Auckland, 1150, New Zealand
Keywords art education,
a/r/tography, research, New Zealand
and superhero play.
› Judging a book by its cover: Preschool children’s aesthetic preferences for
picture books, International Journal of Education through Art, 7.2, 171-185.
Cathy Smilan is Assistant Professor of Art Education at the University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Director of the Master of Art
Education Program. Recent publications include articles in Art
Education, Childhood Education, and the International Journal of
Social Sciences. She has delivered numerous papers and presentations
at international, national and state conferences. Research interests
include art integration throughout the curriculum, museum and
community partnership in art education, art education and
sustainability, and teacher education and preparation.
› Lessons learned from the landscape: an integrated approach, International
Journal of Education through Art, 5.2&3, 169-185.
Jill Smith is Principal Lecturer in the School of Arts, Languages and
Literacies at the Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, New
Zealand. A Pakeha (European) New Zealander, her teaching and
research interests focus upon the connections between art, culture,
curriculum and education policy. In particular, she is interested in the
relationship between bicultural (Maori/European) policy and visual arts
practice, issues of culture, diversity and difference in pedagogical
practices, and the A/R/T connection between art practice, research and
teaching Although New Zealand is becoming an increasingly
multicultural nation it has a strong commitment to biculturalism. Jill's
most recent research is on how and whether visual arts teachers take
into account the ethnic diversity and cultural differences of students.
Her current research focuses on Asian students' perspectives on visual
arts education in New Zealand secondary schools and tertiary
art/design institutions.
› The A/R/T connection: linking art practice, research and teaching,
International Journal of Education through Art, 5.2&3, 265-281.