The Most Significant Change (MSC) technique is a participatory, story-based evaluation tool developed by Rick Davies. It is specifically designed for complex environments like education, where traditional numbers fail to capture the full depth of impact. Our Erasmus project will draw from some key pillars used by the MSC technique to identify significant changes that have occurred to the different stakeholders and that emerge through their professional reflections on the stories selected for the project.

Core Pillars
Narrative-Focused: It collects "stories of change" from those directly involved (students, teachers, and leaders) to identify a program's real-world impact.

Participatory & Collaborative: Stakeholders work together to analyze these stories, fostering a shared understanding of success and purpose.

Adaptive & Insightful: By prioritising qualitative reflection over rigid metrics, it reveals unexpected outcomes and rich, context-specific patterns for improvement. The 'narrative' approach within the MSC becomes a fundamental resource for our Erasmus Inclusion stories project, as it sets the scene for learning from exemplary stories of inclusion in education. Different stakeholders’ points of view are collected and analysed. Stories are collected from those stakeholders who were directly involved in the field and were requested to identify ‘what was, in their opinion, the most significant change that took place’. The stories are selected according to significant examples of change that occurred, as emerged from the stakeholders’ professional reflections.