Lara Smetana

Lara Smetana

Loyola University Chicago

H-index: 12

North America-United States

About Lara Smetana

Lara Smetana, With an exceptional h-index of 12 and a recent h-index of 9 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Loyola University Chicago, specializes in the field of science teacher education, science education.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Confronting, investigating, and learning from professional identity tensions

Examining Pre-Service Elementary Teacher Self-Efficacy for Engineering Education

Implementing a mentoring program for beginning secondary STEM teachers: Conceptualization and lessons learned.

EXPLORING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SCIENCE INQUIRY IN PRIVATE US ISLAMIC SCHOOLS

Exploring career change transitions through a dialogic conceptualization of science teacher identity

Pedagogical language knowledge: An investigation of a science teacher candidate’s student teaching strengths and struggles

Talking Trash

Lara Smetana Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

2334

Citations(since 2020)

1156

Cited By

1575

hIndex(all)

12

hIndex(since 2020)

9

i10Index(all)

14

i10Index(since 2020)

8

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University Profile Page

Loyola University Chicago

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Lara Smetana Skills & Research Interests

science teacher education

science education

Top articles of Lara Smetana

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Confronting, investigating, and learning from professional identity tensions

European Journal of Teacher Education

Lara Smetana

Ali Kushki

2023/5/15

Examining Pre-Service Elementary Teacher Self-Efficacy for Engineering Education

The Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education

Lara Smetana

Cynthia Bushar Nelson

2023/2/2

Implementing a mentoring program for beginning secondary STEM teachers: Conceptualization and lessons learned.

Innovations in Science Teacher Education

Lara Smetana

2023/1

EXPLORING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SCIENCE INQUIRY IN PRIVATE US ISLAMIC SCHOOLS

STEM Teacher Preparation and Practice for the 21st Century: Research-based Insights

Linda Hamadeh

Lara KT Smetana

2022/9/1

Exploring career change transitions through a dialogic conceptualization of science teacher identity

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Lara Smetana

Ali Kushki

2021/1

Pedagogical language knowledge: An investigation of a science teacher candidate’s student teaching strengths and struggles

Action in Teacher Education

Lara K Smetana

Jenna Carlson Sanei

Amy Jennifer Heineke

2020/4/2

Talking Trash

Science and Children

Lauren Wisbrock

Erin Reynolds

Jen Mertins

Anne Schultz

Timothy Hoellein

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2020/4/1

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