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Beyond Pipelines and Pillars: A Comparative Examination of Place-Based Community Development Strategies to Support Early Childhood Development and the Frames That Guide Them

Dorn, Chad (2019) Beyond Pipelines and Pillars: A Comparative Examination of Place-Based Community Development Strategies to Support Early Childhood Development and the Frames That Guide Them. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Research on neighborhood level factors shows that place matters for young children and their families. Unfortunately, the incidence of children living in poverty has increased in the past ten years, which presents serious risks to their healthy development and well-being. This dissertation research project utilizes ethnographic methods to examine two place-based community development initiatives that are focusing on young children as a strategy to address the complex and interconnected issues that confront two urban communities. This comparative study of initiatives in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood and the collective neighborhoods of the Northside presents contextualized understanding of how stakeholders of place-based community development initiatives frame early childhood within the broader context of each initiative, and the framing that guides the thinking of place-based community development stakeholders. The study contributes insight into how people see and understand the nature of social problems, how they envision potential remedies to those problems, and how they attribute responsibility to those problems.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Dorn, Chadcmd130@pitt.educmd130
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairPorter, Maureenmporter@pitt.eduMPORTER
Committee MemberMcClure, Maureen W.mmcclure@pitt.eduMMCCLURE
Committee MemberWanless, Shannonswanless@pitt.eduSWANLESS
Committee MemberLi, Junleijunlei_li@gse.harvard.edu
Date: 30 January 2019
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 23 April 2018
Approval Date: 30 January 2019
Submission Date: 15 January 2019
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 156
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Early childhood, community development, place, philanthropy, social capital, collective efficacy
Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2019 23:00
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 23:00
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/35895

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