Abstract
THE OPINIONS OF TEACHERS-COUNSELORS AND PARENTS ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF INTEGRATION IN KİNDERGARTENS
In this study; it is aimed to investigate the opinions of teachers, school counselors and parents of integration students and students with normal development towards the application of integration in preschool education, emerging issues, solutions and suggestions. (11) teachers working in the preschool class, (11) school counselors, (11) parents of preschool students with normal development and (11) parents of integration students studying in these classes joined the research. The research data collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by using content analysis. As a result of the research; it is determined that teachers and school counselors made various preparations (preparations of the students and preparations of the parents and environment) and within the scope of these preparations benefited many different ways or applications. And again within the scope of the preparations, school counselors were observed to guide the teacher and the school administration with the children and the families. According to the opinions, integration applications had some problems and parents, students, administrators, teachers and the educational environment were seen to be the source of these problems. It is determined that the teachers organized meetings, individual interviews and classroom activities; and the school counselors applied seminars, orientations and persuasions for the solutions of the problems. Parents indicated that they applied to help of the teachers, school counselors, school administrators and doctors to solve the problems. All participants indicated the proposal that they need the support of the special education specialists within the scope of integration applications.
Keywords
Integration in preschool education, parents, integration applications, problems of integration educa