THE VIEWS OF THE PARENTS OF NORMAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS ON MAINSTREAMING PRACTICES (Qualitative Study)

Abstract

Purpose of the research; The aim of this study is to examine the views of the parents of students who have normal development on the education of their students with the integration students. Within the scope of the research, the schools which are involved in the integration class in Sivas city center were identified and the opinions of the parents of the students who showed normal development in these classes were taken by using the questionnaire technique. The most important results of the research; It was concluded that the parents of the normal development students did not have enough knowledge about the mainstreaming program implemented in schools, and that the mainstreaming students had a negative impact on the achievement and social development of their students. In addition, the parents who participated in the research think that the application of mainstreaming is not effective in gaining tolerance of students. In addition, the parents of the students with normal development have positive attitudes towards the inclusion of their students in gaining help and empathic skills. In addition, it was concluded that the parents of the students who showed normal development were warned about how they should behave towards their students. According to these results, providing information about the mainstreaming program for the parents of the normal development students, providing a communication environment between the parents of the students who have normal development and the parents of the students of the integration students, and informing the parents of the students of normal development about the mainstreaming students in their class.