Abstract real collaborative cultures are rare in urban drills where many challenges to working together exist.

Abstract

real collaborative cultures are rare in urban drills where many challenges to working together exist. This three-year case reflection explores intricacies involved in fostering collaboration in brace urban elementary schools. We identify and emphasize the importance of contextual factors--specifically, principal leadership, established conformations of special education service delivery, and school-wide collaborative vehicles. From these data, we make recommendations for building stronger collaborative communities.

Introduction

Professional collaboration is considered fundamental to major educational reform. Without professional collaboration, serious efforts to improve indoctrinates such as efforts to include high-risk learners in general education, are likely impossible (Pugach &