The Next Big Thing in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities: Introduction to the Volume

In this volume of Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, we explore the next big things that will shape the field. We asked chapter authors to predict what they believe will be influential ideas and reforms in the near future and to describe how to implement them to generate positive effects. Although change is constant, it comes in many forms and does not always result in progress or bring about desired outcomes. Thus, carefully considering and planning for the next big things that will shape the field is critical. In this introductory chapter, we provide an overview of change and big ideas in the field of learning and behavioral disabilities and preview the 11 subsequent chapters in the volume.