Aimed principally at educational professionals--teachers; counselors; administrators; and vocational, career, and adult educators--this monograph provides a framework for considering leisure as an integral part of life planning. The introduction, based largely on a literature review, presents historical perspectives on leisure, discusses its relationship to human development, and provides some theoretical perceptions and definitions; the chapter concludes with "A Proposal for Leisure and Life Planning," which provides a rationale for discussing leisure in six life stages. Each of these stages is discussed in a chapter of its own, which indicates the most positive features of leisure at that stage and how various institutions can assist a person in taking advantage of the opportunities of that stage. The stages considered are (1) childhood, the awareness stage; (2) adolescence, the exploration stage; (3) young adulthood, the preparation stage; (4) adulthood, the implementation stage; (5) midlife, the involvement and reassessment stage; and (6) retirement, the reawareness and re-exploration stage. Following the six life-stage chapters, a summary presents 10 needs having educational implications for integrating leisure with life planning. Provided in two appendixes are, respectively, examples demonstrating innovative approaches to leisure and a charter of leisure. A list of references concludes the document. (DTT)