Special education past, present, and future : foundational concepts and introduction to the volume / Bryan G. Cook, Timothy J. Landrum and Melody Tankersley -- Idea and learning disabilities : perspectives, problems, and proposals / Barbara Bateman -- Reflections on the concept of the least restrictive environment in special education / Jean B. Crockett -- Past, present, and future in EBD and special education / James M. Kauffman -- Students with learning and behavioral disabilities and the school-to-prison pipeline : how we got here, and what we might do about it / C. Michael Nelson -- Teaching students with emotional disabilities : challenges and opportunities / Robert A. Gable -- Design and management of scientific research in applied school settings / Hill M. Walker, Steven R. Forness and Kathleen Lynne Lane -- Reflections on progress monitoring and data-based intervention / Stanley L. Deno -- Learning in online environments : a new reality for students with disabilities / Diana Greer and Donald D. Deshler -- Special needs education in Norway--the past, present, and future of the field / Terje Ogden