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Abstract
The community (or neighbourhood) is seen as a potential point of intervention for improving early childhood development outcomes through place-based approaches targeting all children. Yet there are insufficient robust data to guide policy and practice. Developing community factors for early childhood development is one way to facilitate more informed, evidence-based community action. This paper discusses the methodological learnings from the Kids in Communities Study, an Australian investigation into community-level factors important for early childhood development, including some of the challenges and innovations associated with the measurement and development of indicators. It highlights the importance of not only developing quantitative community indicators, but also in capturing qualitative data that emerge from communities. In an environment where the implementation of place-based approaches has outpaced the evidence, there is an urgent need for rigorous evidence that can identify community factors (and hence potential actions) that might influence early childhood development.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 68-77 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cities & Health |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jul 2019 |
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The Kids in Communities Study - National Investigation of Community Level Effects on Childrens Developmental Outcomes
Goldfeld, S. (Investigator 01), Tanton, R. (Investigator 02), Katz, I. (Investigator 03), Brinkman, S. (Investigator 04) & Giles-Corti, W. (Investigator 05)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research