The 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) Technique: A Guide to Its Use

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Author(s)
Davies, R., and Dart, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
104pp
Date published
01 Jan 2005
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Evaluation-related, Monitoring, Needs assessment
Organisations
CARE International

This guide is aimed at organisations, community groups, students, and academics who want to learn about how the most-significant-change technique can be used to help monitor and evaluate their social change programmes and projects. The technique is applicable in many different sectors, including agriculture, education, and health, and especially in development programs. It is also applicable to many different cultural contexts. The guide provides an overview of the most-significant-change technique and gives practical advice on implementing it, building the capacity to use it, and using it in project cycle management. It also reviews the theory underlying this technique.