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Peer reviewedGreen, Frederick P.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1995
This study found that, in the early stages of joint participation in community recreation activities, 19 nondisabled adults expressed cautious yet optimistic attitudes toward developing "friendships" with people with mental retardation. Such friendships are often perceived to be based partly on obligation and/or altruism. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Community Recreation Programs, Friendship
Peer reviewedDevine, Mary Ann; Malley, Sharon; Sheldon, Kathleen; Dattilo, John; Gast, David L. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study analyzed the effects of two initiation techniques on community leisure participation during free time for six adults with mild to moderate mental retardation. The two interventions, calendar and telephone prompts, were both found to have a positive relationship with the initiation of community leisure activities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Recreation Programs, Intervention, Mental Retardation
