A long, distinguished research career relates to an investigator’s chosen field in
three ways. First, there are discernible parallels between the development of fields
themselves and the evolving interests and activities of distinguished investigators.
The parallels are expectable because distinguished researchers are shaped by and,
in turn, shape their fields of inquiry both during their work lives and into the future,
defining the second and third ways careers and fields relate: The contributions of
distinguished scholars guide and goad a field forward during their career, and their
visions for the future define the questions and challenges for the next generation
of researchers. Thus, it is for the field of special education research and the career
of Professor Barbara K.Keogh (BKK).
