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Table 3 Key questions raised by the four frames

From: Four frames for systemic change in STEM departments

Structures

Symbols

 • What key structures determine department functioning?

 • How do data inform decision-making?

 • Do existing structures support new goals?

 • What are shared assumptions and values?

 • What incentives and supports exist?

 • What constitutes evidence?

People

Power

 • Who has agency?

 • What power hierarchies exist?

 • What are their goals?

 • Is there support for change?

 • What identities do individuals have?

 • How is progress communicated and coalitions built?