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Achieving Age-Integration through Leisure.

Tedrick, R. E. – Parks and Recreation, 1981

Few programs in the field of recreation attempt to integrate older adults into recreational activities with younger age groups. The benefits accrued from this intergenerational approach include: (1) shared experiences which help combat stereotypical thinking; (2) learning an holistic approach to life; and (3) cooperation between youth-related and…

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Recreation Programs, Creativity, Delivery Systems

Enhancing Integration during the Summer: Combined Educational and Community Recreation Options for Students with Severe Disabilities.

Hamre-Nietupski, Susan; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992

This paper describes an integrated, extended year pilot program which integrated 18 preschool and elementary children with severe disabilities into community recreation programs. The paper discusses the program development process; preliminary results of the program; and evaluative feedback from recreation agency staff, nondisabled children, and…

Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Recreation Programs, Elementary Education, Preschool Education