Investigators studied whether a systematically designed recreation program stressing cooperation and interaction among mentally retarded adults would increase the duration and frequency of social contacts. While the program did increase the frequency of social interactions, effects did not carry over after it ended. (Author/PP)

Examined the attitudes of 95 therapeutic recreation (TR) majors toward older adults regarding expressed job preferences. Subjects completed the TR Work Preference Survey. Findings indicated that TR majors preferred to work with younger clients. No matter what disability any hypothetical client had, subjects still preferred to work with younger…