Designing for Change: Principles for STEM Programs That Foster Organizational Transformation
Abstract
This study examines how STEM programs can be intentionally designed to serve as mechanisms for organizational transformation. Grounded in organizational change theory and findings from a multi-site qualitative case study of the Meyerhoff Adaptation Project, the study presents four design principles that illustrate how intentional choices can reconfigure structures, cultures, and power dynamics, which enable inequity within higher education. The principles offer guidance for developing sustainable, equity-centered STEM initiatives that advance institutional change.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Higher Education Practises and Engagement
Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 137–155
- Publication date
- 18 February 2026
- Language
- EN