Book Discussion Guide | Equity in Science: Representation, Culture, & the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education

OBJECTIVES

1. Reflection: This guide can help you as an individual reader assess

   • understanding of key themes and ideas in the book and

   • implications for your thinking, behavior, & your organization’s policies & practices.

      

2. Discussion: You and your colleagues can use this guide to get on the same page about the science of social change, so that you can more effectively apply it. Research shows there is a critical role for collective sensemaking in the change process, especially as a group encounters new and different ideas.

    

3. Action Planning: The guide will support you in applying lessons from the case studies by a) articulating specific actions that you or your organization might take,

   • assessing the adequacy of efforts already underway or needs to course-correct,

   • coordinating with others who hold complementary perspective and expertise.