...Patricia Brouwer; Mieke Brekelmans; Loek Nieuwenhuis; Robert‐Jan Simons Purpose The aim of this study is to explore whether and to what degree community development of teacher teams takes place and how community development comes about, that is, what community‐building efforts teacher teams...

..., reciprocal, and mutually supportive (Rubin and Rubin, 1992). Frank Wai‐ming Tam can be contacted at: wmtam@cuhk.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Schools Community relations Community development Hong Kong Schooling systems in Western societies very much emphasize civic...