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Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Science education
  • Climate change education

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About Efrat Eilam

Efrat Eilam is a teaching and research academic at the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and IT. Her research focuses on science and climate change education.

In science education, she studies informal science education settings, the socioscientific issues approach, and classroom emotional climate. In climate change education, Efrat researches curriculum development and implementation.

Efrat participates in developing and teaching units in science and sustainability education for preservice teachers, in the bachelor and masters courses at VU.

Some of Eilam's work on climate change education may be viewed in the following YouTube video links:

Qualifications

  • PhD, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
  • Master of Arts, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
  • Diploma of Education (Science Education), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Bachelor of science and Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Key publications

Year Citation
2022 Eilam, E. (220101). Climate change education: the problem with walking away from disciplines. Studies in Science Education, 58(2), (231-264).

doi: 10.1080/03057267.2021.2011589

2020 Eilam, E., Prasad, V., & Quinton, H. W. (200101). Climate Change Education: Mapping the nature of climate change, the content knowledge and examination of enactment in upper secondary victorian curriculum. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(2),

doi: 10.3390/su12020591

2019 Eilam, E. (191201). Synchronization: a framework for examining emotional climate in classes. Palgrave Communications, 5(1),

doi: 10.1057/s41599-019-0356-0

2018 Eilam, E., & Lynch, J. (181101). Transcending networks' boundaries: Losses and displacements at the contact zone between English and Hebrew. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2018(254), (185-204).

doi: 10.1515/ijsl-2018-0039

2017 Eilam, E., & Garrard, G. E. (170919). Perception of space among children studying their local grasslands: Examining attitudes and behavioural intentions. Sustainability (Switzerland), 9(9),

doi: 10.3390/su9091660

2016 Eilam, E., Bigger, S. W., Sadler, K., Barry, F., & Bielik, T. (161001). Universities Conducting STEM Outreach: a Conceptual Framework. Higher Education Quarterly, 70(4), (419-448).

doi: 10.1111/hequ.12105

2015 Eilam, E. (150101). Measuring the level of complexity of scientific inquiries: The LCSI index. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 10(1), (1-20).

doi: 10.12973/ijese.2015.227a

2014 Eilam, E., & Trop, T. (140301). Factors Influencing Adults' Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors and the Role of Environmental Schools in Influencing Their Communities. Education and Urban Society, 46(2), (234-263).

doi: 10.1177/0013124512447100

2014 Eilam, E., & Trop, T. (140301). Factors Influencing Adults' Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors and the Role of Environmental Schools in Influencing Their Communities. EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY, 46(2), (234-263).

doi: 10.1177/0013124512447100

2013 Eilam, E., & Trop, T. (130510). Evaluating school-community participation in developing a local sustainability agenda. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 8(2), (359-380).

doi: 10.12973/ijese.2013.201a

Research funding for the past 5 years

Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:

  • College of Arts, Business, Law, Education & IT, Victoria University

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

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Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 Masters by Research Principal supervisor
1 PhD Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
Masters by Research (1) Principal supervisor
PhD (1) Principal supervisor

Teaching activities & experience

Dr Efrat Eilam teaches in science and sustainability education, and convenes minor thesis, capstone, and STEM education units.

Key academic roles

Dates Role Department / Organisation
Jan 2011 - Present
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University
Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Jan 2011 -
Present
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University