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Transition and Integration with Leisure for People with Disabilities. Research Update.
Bedini, Leandra A. – Parks and Recreation, 1993
Support from community recreation staff facilitates successful transition and integration of persons with disabilities from hospitals or schools to communities. Functional independence requires leisure activity skills, choice-making skills, social and friend-making skills, and support networks. The article examines research on integrated community…
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Community Role, Community Support, Decision Making
Increasing Diversity among Students in Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Studies Curricula: A Case Study.
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Bedini, Leandra A.; Stone, Charlsena F.; Phoenix, Terri L. – SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2000
Presents a case study on the recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minority groups into recreation, parks, and leisure studies programs. Strategies that can be implemented by other recreation and leisure studies departments are outlined, which include: develop mentor programs, provide student funding, connect students to role…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment
The Effects of Leisure Education on Factors Contributing to the Successful Transition of Students with Mental Retardation from School to Adult Life.
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Bedini, Leandra A.; And Others – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 1993
To determine the worth of leisure education for adolescents with mental retardation, this study tested a model program in the public schools of Wake County, North Carolina. Findings indicated positive changes in behaviors and attitudes. Limitations, implications, and recommendations are also discussed. (GLR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, High School Students, High Schools