The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of inclusion preparation activities conducted with normally developing peers on providing social acceptance of students with special needs. The study was conducted with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students of two primary schools in Eskişehir. 24 students within the experiment group and 24 students within the control group were participated in the study with a total of 48 students. Inclusion preparation activities which were developed by the authors were conducted with the students of the experimental group. The inclusion preparation activities used in the study were consisted of 10 different activities. The study was conducted with an experimental design with pre-post test control group. The pre-post tests were used in order to determine the social acceptance of normally developing peers towards individuals with exceptionalities before and after the inclusion preparation activities were conducted. The data of the study were collected via “The Social Acceptance Scale” and analyzed via SPSS 15.00 program. The results of the study revealed that the inclusion preparation activities were effective on increasing the social acceptance of normally developing individuals towards their peers with special needs.
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