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Table 1 Product and process of change as informed by the four frames

From: Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments

 

Aspects of product

Aspects of process

Structures

A new thing that addresses an issue in an ongoing, sustainable fashion.

Create incentives and support for individuals to engage in the change process and the new “thing.”

Symbols

Attitudes and beliefs that support a proposed change so that it is optimally taken up.

Use language, data, and evidence that align with the department’s present ways of thinking.

People

Solutions that embody a shared vision that attends to the needs, goals, and identity of participants.

Afford individuals the agency to enact their change.

Power

Leadership structures that promote equity by attending to the needs of diverse stakeholders.

Use concrete signs of success to develop and maintain the sanction of key stakeholders.