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Table 2 Change theories included in the systematic review

From: Change theory in STEM higher education: a systematic review

Theory name

Number of articles

Communities of Practice (CoP)

26

Diffusion of Innovations (DoI)

19

Teacher-Centered Systemic Reform (TCSR)

6

Appreciative Inquiry

4

Expectancy-Value Theory (EVT)

4

Paulsen and Feldman’s General Change Model

4

Four Frames

4

Systems Theory

3

Less prevalent theories in work on change in STEM higher educationa

4Is, Austin’s Model, Biglan’s Model, Boundary Spanning, CHAT, CACAO Model of Change, Cognitive apprenticeship, Collaborative action-based research, Complexity leadership, Double-Loop Learning, Improvement Science, Institutional agents, Institutionalization, Intersectionality, Kotter’s 8 Stages, Macrosystems, Moses organizational theory, Social movement mobilization, Social network theory, Transformational leadership, Weick’s sensemaking

  1. aAll of these theories appeared in only one article, except for 4Is, Kotter’s 8 Stages, and Transformational Leadership, which appeared in two articles