Julie Luft

Professional Title
Athletic Association Professor
Organization/Institution
University of Georgia (UGA)
Keywords
Teacher Practice
Teacher Attitudes/Beliefs
Teacher Retention
Citations of DRK-12 or Related Work (DRK-12 work is denoted by *)
  • Dubois, S., Luft, J., Toerien, R., & Hewson, P. (2018). Practices influenced by policy? An exploration of newly hired science teachers in South Africa and the United States. International Journal of Science Education, 40(8), 919-939.*
  • Luft, J. A, & Hewson, P. W. (2014). Research on teacher professional development programs in science. In S. K. Abell & N. Lederman (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Science Education 2nd edition (pp. 889-909). Taylor and Francis.*
  • Luft, J. A., Dubois, S., Nixon, R., & Campbell, B. (2015). Supporting newly hired teachers of science: Attaining professional teaching standards. Studies in Science Education, 51(1), 1-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057267.2014.980559.*
  • Luft, J. A., & Dubois, S. (2016). Science teacher leadership: Learning from a three-year leadership program. Science Educator, 25(1), 1-9.*   
  • Navy, S. L., Nixon, R. S., Luft, J. A., & Jurkiewicz, M. A. (2020). Accessed or latent resources? Exploring new secondary science teachers' networks of resources. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 57(2), 184-208.*

Exploring the Development of Beginning Secondary Science Teachers in Various Induction Programs

Arizona State University (ASU)
06/16/2005

This research study focuses on the impact of different teacher preparation and induction models, as well as on the quality and persistence of secondary science teachers. Combining the strengths of case-based research with a quasi-experimental design this study will follow 120 secondary science teachers for three years from four different and well characterized preservice - induction programs.

Persistent, Enthusiastic, Relentless: Study of Induction Science Teachers (PERSIST)

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF), University of Georgia (UGA)
08/01/2009

This project examines the effect of four different types of induction programs (district-based, e-mentoring, university-based, intern programs) on 100 5th year teachers of secondary science. The teachers involved in the study have participated in a previous study during their first three years of teaching.

Science Coordinators Advancing a Framework for Outstanding Leadership Development

University of Georgia (UGA)
08/01/2019

This project will develop and test a professional development program designed for school district science coordinators by examining impacts of participating coordinators on science teachers and their students.