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ERIC Number: EJ485691
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
Leisure Education: Its Effect on Older Adults.
Mahon, Michael J.; Searle, Mark S.
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v64 n4 p36-41 Apr 1994
Examines a one-year study conducted in a day hospital for older adults to determine whether a leisure education program would have a significant impact on leisure and life satisfaction of older adults while at the same time enhancing their leisure participation. Found leisure education may reduce the gap that emerges between environmental demands and an aging person's abilities. (SM)
Descriptors: Exercise, Health Promotion, Leisure Education, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults, Physical Activity Level, Physical Fitness, Recreational Activities, Well Being
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Health Related Fitness