The idea that nonprofits should develop a theory of change has been widely embraced in recent years, and funders have helped drive the momentum. In fact, many funders now require that nonprofits ...

2 Paul Brest, “The Power of Theories of Change,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 2010. 3 Kathleen Kelly Janus, “Demystifying the Theory of Change Process,” Stanford Social Innovation ...

“A behaviour change model is any kind of theory or framework that tries to break down behaviours into different components, to help us to understand how individuals or groups change towards a ...

Achieving the necessary changes to realize the promise of Common Core requires explicit and publicly communicated theories of change based on clearly articulated assumptions. With a solid theory ...

I also notice that some people tend to confuse or conflate "hypothesis" and "theory." A hypothesis is an idea that is offered or assumed with the intent of being tested. A theory is intended to ...