The Power of Matrix Scoring in Rural Areas

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How does it work to map out the values or needs of people in rural areas? Well, it's not difficult. You can ask people to list the various priorities that they have and then ask them to sort pieces of paper. And then there's a process called matrix scoring, which is very powerful. I don't understand why scientists don't use it more. Matrix scoring is quite simple. Some things which are going to be compared and you put them across the top. And then down the side, you have indicators of different sorts, so a list of indicators. And that gives you a matrix.You can draw the matrix quite easily. And then you score in each one. It's

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What is the field of development? What are the differences between rapid and participatory rural appraisal? Under what conditions should qualitative surveys be preferred over quantitative and vice versa? What is participatory mapping? How has the field of development changed over the last few decades? Why do people get taller when sanitation improves?

Robert Chambers is a British academic and development practitioner. He spent his academic career at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. In 2013, he became an honorary fellow of the International Institute of Social Studies. He has been one of the leading advocates for putting the poor, destitute, and marginalized at the center of the processes of development policy since the 1980s. Learn more about him here.

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