Cecilia Caiman

Cecilia Caiman is a Lecturer at Stockholm University's Department of Subject Didactics, specializing in science education with particular focus on sustainable development and aesthetic approaches to teaching.

Her research interests include:

• Learning and teaching for sustainable development within science education
• Using and generating didactic tools and models for teachers' teaching
• The role of aesthetics in science education
• Children's and students' opportunities for influence, agency, creativity and exploration

She actively participates in multiple research projects including a VR project on teaching for sustainable development in preschool (2018-2022), a Swedish Institute for School Research project on supporting students from non-academic backgrounds with Swedish as a second language (2020-2022), and leads the 'Sustainable Development in Education in Ronneby' (HUUR) project (2023-2025).

Her publications reveal a consistent research focus on the intersection of science education, sustainability, and creative pedagogical approaches, particularly in early childhood and elementary settings. Her work frequently explores how aesthetic dimensions and children's agency can enhance science learning and understanding of sustainability concepts.

Caiman serves as supervisor to doctoral students Maria Weiland, Kristin Persson, and Ebba Berggren, contributing to the development of the next generation of education researchers.