The purpose of this study was to ascertain special and inclusive recreation trends as identified by practitioners and educators in this type of recreation. The study employed a modified Delphi technique that utilized a list of trends and asked experts to evaluate and rate each based upon their individual experiences. A total of 25 jurors (median age = 45.9; 15 female and 10 male; 19 practitioners and 6 educators) participated in the study. Jurors rated 46 trends identified by the researchers

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... identified an additional 20 trends to be evaluated. The numbers of jurors for rounds one through four were 25,24,25, and 24, respectively. The results of this study pointed toward a promising future for special and inclusive recreation. Particularly noteworthy is that inclusive recreation appears to be becoming more widely embraced than in previous years. Refiective of a growing inclusive recreation movement are trends related to inclusion as an approach to programs and services and increased continuing education efforts in the area of inclusive recreation. Résumé. Le but de cette étude était de s'assurer des tendances spéciales et incluses du loisir comme identifié par des gestionnaires et des éducateurs de loisir. L'étude a utilisé une technique d'enquêtes Delphi qui présente une liste de nouvelle tendances de loisir a des experts afin d'évaluer chacun des ces tendances basé sur leurs différentes expériences. Un total de 25 jurés (âge médian = 45.9 ; 15 femelles et 10 mâle; 19 gestionnaires et 6 éducateurs) on participés à l'étude. Les jurés ont évalué 46 tendances iden-