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(Unpublished)
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
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| 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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