Community Leisure Research Articles

Training Moderately and Severely Mentally Handicapped Children to Use Adaptive Social Skills

The purpose of the review is to discuss factors that affect the development and selection of social skills training programs with severely handicapped students, and to describe currently available procedures. The major factors discussed are the functional utility of the social behavior selected for training, more precise categorization of that behavior, available resources in the environment, and the use of naturally occurring antecedents and consequences during training. The procedures described include the use of both handicapped and nonhandicapped peers to mediate social behavior, directly train complex community leisure skills, and the use of self-controlled prompts to guide behavior.

Leisure and urban communities

Leisure and urban communities

Book review

Tourism Marketing. By Salah Wahab, Jack Crampon, and L. Rothfield. London, England: Tourism International, 1976. 273 pp. U.S. $16.00 Tourism in the Bahamas and Bermuda: Two Case Studies. By Brian H. Archer. Bangor, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1977. Pp. ix, 87. £3.25 Park Planning Handbook: Fundamentals of Physical Planning for Parks and Recreation Areas. By Monty L. Christiansen. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1977. Pp. xiv, 413. Hardcover: $18.95 Educating for Leisure‐Centered Living. By Charles K. Bright‐bill and Tony A. Mobley. (2nd Edition—Revised). New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1977. Pp. viii, 128. Paperback: $4.95 Private and Commercial Recreation: A Text and Reference. By Arlin F. Epperson. New York: John Wiley & Sons Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. Pp. 385. Hardcover: $15.95 The Economic Impact of Parks. A report prepared for the Federal/Provincial Parks Conference. By the Canadian Outdoor Recreation Research Committee. Toronto: Ontario Research Council on Leisure, 1975. Pp. 107. $4.50 A Model for Planning and Managing National Parks. By Laurence Prosser. Center of Leisure Studies, University of Oregon, 1977. Pp. 456. $25.00 Delivery of Community Leisure Services: An Holistic Approach. By James F. Murphy and Dennis R. Howard. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1977. Pp. vii, 219. Paperback: $9.75 Recreation Leadership. 3rd edition. By Maryhelen Vannier. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1977. Pp. 387. Hardcover: $12.50 Leisure: An Introduction. Edited by Hilmi Ibrahim and Fred Martin. Los Alamitos: Hwong Publishing Company, 1977. Pp. 360 Outdoor Recreation in America: Trends, Problems and Opportunities. 3rd edition. By Clayne R. Jensen. Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Company, 1977. Pp. 269. Hardcover: $12.95 A Research Study into Provision for Recreation in the Highlands and Islands: Phase 1—Areas Affected by Oil‐Related Development. Research Reports 22, 23, and 31. Tourism and Recreation Research Unit, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976 and 1977. Pp. 339, 411, and 145. Research Study into Provision for Recreation in the Highlands and Islands: Phase 2—Regional Perspective: A Commentary by J. A. Long, J. T. Coppock, and B. S. Duffield. Research Report 37. Tourism and Recreation Research Unit, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1978. 110 pp. The Environmental Impact of Outdoor Recreation. By Geoffrey Wall and Cynthia Wright. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Department of Geography Publication Series, Faculty of Environmental Studies. 1977, 69 pp. $5.00. Avocational Counseling Manual—A Complete Guide to Leisure Guidance. By Robert Overs, Sharon Taylor, and Catherine Adkins. Washington, D.C.: Hawkins and Associates, Inc., 1977, 203 pp. Leisure and Recreation: Introduction and Overview. By Clayne R. Jensen. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1977, 295 pp. Paperback $13.50. The Joy of Sport. By Michael Novak. New York: Basic Books, 1976. Pp. 358. $10.95

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article: Good According to Whom?Morris Milgram, Good Neighborhood: RerunsRobert Halvorsen, Econometric Models of U.S. Energy Demand. Lexington, Mass.: Soft Technologies, Hard SellAmory B. Lovins, Soft Energy Paths: Quantification GameR. K. Jain, L. V. Urban, and G. S. Stacey, Environmental Impact Analysis: Laborious CalculationsO d e John McDiarmid, Unskilled Labor for Development: Intraurban RelationshipsKeith S. O. Beavon, Central Place Theory: Everything You'd Want to KnowLillian Deitch, David Weinstein, et al., Prepaid Legal Services: Useful ExperiencesA. J. Brown and E. M. Burrows, Regional Economic Problems: Government Policy and the MarketA. J. Harrison, Economics and Land Use Planning. New York: Playing for KeepsJames F. Murphy and Dennis R. Howard, Delivery of Community Leisure Services: Innovation DiffusionRobert K. Yin, Karen A. Heald, and Mary E. Vogel, Tinkering with the System: Briefer Mention Cautious Optimism Eric Ashby, Reconciling Man with the Environment. King Coal Curtis E. Harvey, The Economics of Kentucky Coal.

Delivery of Community Leisure Services, A Holistic Approach. By James F. Murphy and Dennis R. Howard

Delivery of Community Leisure Services, A Holistic Approach. By James F. Murphy and Dennis R. Howard

Land Use Redefinition and the Rural Community: Disruption of Community Leisure Space

A small community in northwestern Washington was examined to ascertain the social impacts of change associated with a major redefinition in land use (from a primitive area to a national park). Usin...

Community Activity, Leisure Use and Social Structure

Community Activity, Leisure Use and Social Structure