Kevin R. Magill is Assistant Professor of Secondary and Social Studies Education at Baylor University. In his research, Dr. Magill examines the social relations of production in teaching and learning, particularly within social studies, civics, teacher education, and community contexts. He is particularly interested in how critical educational practices and postures can lead to personal social transformation. He has written several pieces related to how social studies teachers and teachers, in general, understand power, critical theory/pedagogy, and cultural studies, and how these understandings inform ideology and ontology and become pedagogical practices. Dr. Magill has also authored work on transformational civics education, historical analysis, and critical theory. His work has been published in such journals as Teacher College Record, Theory and Research in Social Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Social Studies Research, and Journal for Critical Educational Policy Studies. Dr. Magill has authored two books on the teaching of history with Dr. Tony Talbert and one on neoliberalism and education with Dr. Arturo Rodriguez.
Dr. Magill is the Graduate Program Director for the Master of Arts in Teaching. He serves as Editor of the Journal for Social Studies and History Education and is on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies (JCEPS).
Dr. Magill has taught undergraduate coursework in secondary, social studies, social issues, and multicultural education and graduate coursework in social studies, critical theory, religion/ideology, and qualitative methods. Prior to his appointment at Baylor, Dr. Magill worked as a teacher in public and private schools at the middle and high school levels. He taught Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Opportunity/Intervention in Northern California.
Kevin earned his doctorate at The University of Texas at Austin and was awarded the John Laska Dissertation Award for Teaching from The American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Dr. Magill was part of the iEngage team that won the 2022 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civic Education. Prior to his doctoral work, Dr. Magill earned a Masters's Degree in Education from The University of California, Davis, and a Masters's Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Stanislaus.
MPA
2010
California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
MA
2011
The University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Ph.D
2017
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
The Primacy of Relation: Social Studies Teachers and the Praxis of Critical Pedagogy
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published The Primacy of Relation: Social Studies Teachers and the Praxis of Critical Pedagogy in Theory & Research in Social Education, Vol. 47, Issue 1, p. 1-28, March 8, 2019, with co-author(s) Dr. Cinthia Salinas, The Univeristy of Texas at Austin.
Critically Civic Teacher Perception, Posture, and Pedagogy: Negating Civic Archetypes
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Critically Civic Teacher Perception, Posture, and Pedagogy: Negating Civic Archetypes in The Journal of Social Studies Research, Vol. 43, Issue 2, February 6, 2019.
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on United States History, Volume 2
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Taking Sides: Clashing Views on United States History, Volume 2, February 5, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Tony Talbert.
Theory Praxis Gap: Social Studies Teaching and Critically Transformational Dialogue
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Theory Praxis Gap: Social Studies Teaching and Critically Transformational Dialogue in Teachers College Record, Vol. 122, Issue 7, June 18, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Brooke Blevins.
Beyond the Invisible Barriers of the Classroom: iEngage and Civic Praxis in Democracy and Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Beyond the Invisible Barriers of the Classroom: iEngage and Civic Praxis in Democracy and Education, Vol. 28, Issue 1, June 18, 2020, with co-author(s) Victoria Davis Smith, Dr. Brooke Blevins, and Dr. Karon LeCompte.
Identity, consciousness, and agency: Critically reflexive social studies praxis and the social relations of teaching
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, assistant professor, published Identity, consciousness, and agency: Critically reflexive social studies praxis and the social relations of teaching in Teaching and Teacher Education, Vol. 104, Issue 1.
Identity, consciousness, and agency: Critically reflexive social studies praxis and the social relations of teaching
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, assistant professor, published Identity, consciousness, and agency: Critically reflexive social studiespraxis and the social relations of teaching in Teaching and Teacher Education, Vol. 104, Issue 1, 05/15/2021.
From Student-Teachers to Teachers of Students: Beginning Teachers’ Journeys from Pre-service to the Classroom in Creative Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published From Student-Teachers to Teachers of Students: Beginning Teachers’ Journeys from Pre-service to the Classroom in Creative Education, Vol. 3, Issue 6, March 12, 2015, with co-author(s) Dr. Irina Okhremtchouk, San Fransisco State, and Rebecca Rosa, University of California, Davis.
A Book Review of Pedagogy of Insurrection: From Resurrection to Revolution by Peter McLaren
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published A Book Review of Pedagogy of Insurrection: From Resurrection to Revolution by Peter McLaren in Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Vol. 14, Issue 1, June 16, 2015.
Hurting Less in the Face of Evil A book review of An Education in ‘Evil’: Implications for Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Beyond
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Hurting Less in the Face of Evil A book review of An Education in 'Evil': Implications for Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Beyond in Theory & Research in Social Education, February 13, 2020, with co-author(s) Tori Davis Smith.
A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity (Book Review) in Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Vol. 18, Issue 1, March 11, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
The Classroom: An Uncontested Public Space
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published The Classroom: An Uncontested Public Space, June 15, 2017, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
The Ties that Bind: Neoliberalism, the Citizen and Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published The Ties that Bind: Neoliberalism, the Citizen and Education, June 14, 2017, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Beyond a Value Based Education in Imagining Education: Beyond the Logic and Learning in Neoliberal Capitalism
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Beyond a Value Based Education in Imagining Education: Beyond the Logic and Learning in Neoliberal Capitalism, June 14, 2017, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Critical Humanism and Online learning: A Critical Study of Teaching using Discussion Boards as a Means of Production
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Critical Humanism and Online learning: A Critical Study of Teaching using Discussion Boards as a Means of Production, October 17, 2019, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University, and Matthew David Smith, UCLA.
Humanizing and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy: Examining How Teachers Engage ELL Knowledge, Interests, and Struggles in Social Studies Classrooms
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Humanizing and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy: Examining How Teachers Engage ELL Knowledge, Interests, and Struggles in Social Studies Classrooms, June 20, 2019.
Teacher, Mentor and Teacher Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Teacher, Mentor and Teacher Education in Handbook of Research on Innovative Pedagogies and Best Practices in Teacher Education, February 11, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, and Matthew David Smith, UCLA.
Hope, Rage and Inequality: A Critical Humanist Inclusive Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Hope, Rage and Inequality: A Critical Humanist Inclusive Education, June 10, 2015, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
A Critical Humanist Curriculum
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published A Critical Humanist Curriculum in Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Vol. 12, Issue 3, June 17, 2015, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Student as Value Based Product: Reconceptualizing the Subjective Nature of Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Student as Value Based Product: Reconceptualizing the Subjective Nature of Education in Texas Education Review, Vol. 3, Issue 2, April 15, 2015, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Diversity, Neoliberalism and Teacher Education
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Diversity, Neoliberalism and Teacher Education in International Journal of Progressive Education, Vol. 12, Issue 3, September 15, 2016, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Critical Historical Inquiry: The Intersection of Ideological Clarity and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Critical Historical Inquiry: The Intersection of Ideological Clarity and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Journal of Social Studies Research, Vol. 44, Issue 1, June 12, 2019, with co-author(s) Dr. Brooke Blevins, and Dr. Cinthia Salinas, The University of Texas at Austin.
Using Inquiry to Promote Democratic Citizenship Among Young Adolescents During Summer Civics Camps in Citizenship, Teaching & Learning
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Using Inquiry to Promote Democratic Citizenship Among Young Adolescents During Summer Civics Camps in Citizenship, Teaching & Learning, August 13, 2020, with co-author(s) Dr. Brooke Blevins, Michelle Bauml, TCU, Nate Scholten, Tori Smith, and Karon LeCompte.
Imagining Education: Beyond the Logic of Global Neoliberal Capitalism
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Imagining Education: Beyond the Logic of Global Neoliberal Capitalism, June 14, 2017, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on United States History, Volume 1
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Taking Sides: Clashing Views on United States History, Volume 1, June 13, 2019, with co-author(s) Dr. Tony Talbert.
Culture Circles as a Practice of Freedom
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Culture Circles as a Practice of Freedom in Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, Vol. 21, Issue 1, with co-author(s) Dr. Arturo Rodriguez, Boise State University.
Exploring Marlon Bundo as an artifact for analysis: culture circles and critical historical inquiry for toward informed civic engagement
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Exploring Marlon Bundo as an artifact for analysis: culture circles and critical historical inquiry for toward informed civic engagement in Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Content Areas, January 10, 2020.
Mentoring Beyond the Politics of Fear
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, published Mentoring Beyond the Politics of Fear. in Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 14, Issue 3, January 7, 2020, with co-author(s) Tracy Harper, Jess Smith, and Aaron Huang.
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, assistant professor, received John Laska Dissertation Award for Teaching for dissertation award for teaching from AATC, 09/17/2019.
Visions of Education Podcast. Episode 119: Critical Pedagogy and Power with Kevin Magill
Dr. Kevin Russel Magill, assistant professor; https://visionsofed.com/2019/07/09/episode-119-critical-pedagogy-and-power-with-kevin-magill/.