Obsticles to Collaboration

Tomlinson, C.A., Coleman, M.R., Allan, S., Udall, A., Landrum, M. (1996). Interface between gifted education and general education:Toward communication, cooperation, and collaboration. Gifted Child Quarterly, 40(3), 165-171

Change begins with the recognition of what impedes the desired change. Obstacles associated with the collaboration of regular and gifted education includes: mutual negative attitudes; educational philosophies associated with what is best for teaching all children; the belief that all children are gifted and should be treated equally; differences in opinions about how to provide gifted education; isolationism within the classroom environment; and the allocation and scarcity of resources.