| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Eilam, E. (250522). What Does It Take to Develop an Effective Climate Change Curriculum?. Frontiers in Education, 10 - 2025 (1--41). |
| 2025 | Eilam, E. (250301). Interrogating Climate Change Education Epistemology: Identifying Hindrances to Curriculum Development. ECNU Review of Education, 8(1), (112-143). |
| 2024 | Eilam, E. (240101). Considering the role of behaviors in sustainability and climate change education. Frontiers in Psychology, 15 |
| 2022 | Eilam, E. (220101). Climate change education: the problem with walking away from disciplines. Studies in Science Education, 58(2), (231-264). |
| 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), |
| 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). |
| 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). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Science education
- Climate change education
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
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
Efrat has over 44 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Efrat's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 31)
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
Available for media queries
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 |
