This compilation of essays presents a broad introduction to substantive issues entering into leisure studies, placing emphasis on the matters of values, goals, and lifestyles. Specific educational perspectives are discussed through such aspects as language, futurology, the arts and recreation, and human values and religion. Related social policy issues considered include aging, the urban framework, business, labor and new work patterns, and the design profession. The twelve essays, appearing either as first publications or revisions of previously presented material, are grouped into three categories--introduction to concepts of leisure, educational perspectives, and policy perspectives. The essay titles follow: (1) "Origins of the New Leisure: Four Mini-Revolutions"; (2) "New Concepts of Leisure Today"; (3) "Leisure Education--For Whom, With Whom, By Whom"; (4) "A New Language for a New Leisure"; (5) "Personal Tensions, Leisure, and Futurology"; (6) "The Arts and Recreation"; (7) "Leisure, Human Values, and Religion"; (8) "The Urban Framework for New Work and Leisure"; (9) "The Implications of Leisure Theory for Gerontology"; (10) "Leisure and the Design Profession"; (11) "Business, Labor, and the Four-Day Work Week"; and (12) "Leisure and the General Process of Theory/Policy." (MJB)