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The migration movement continues in the world and our country and the number of immigrants in many countries is constantly increasing. Turkey is one of the countries that have received intensive immigration in recent years. This highlights the importance of multiculturalism in education. Especially in early childhood, which is the beginning of school, has a very critical importance as it is the stage of adaptation of immigrant children to both education and society. For this reason, this study aims to examine the views of teachers about the adaptation problems of Slavic children attending kindergarten in the process of adaptation to school. The research was designed as a holistic case study, which is one of the qualitative methods. 5 preschool teachers who had at least one Slavic student in Serik district of Antalya province were purposefully selected as participants. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data collected within the scope of the research were analyzed by the content analysis method. The findings obtained from the teachers in the research were explained under seven main themes: the training received regarding the adaptation process of Slavic children, the problems they experience during the adaptation process, the problems they experience during the education process, the problems they experience with other students, the methods used to facilitate the adaptation process, the methods used in educational studies and suggestions to facilitate the adaptation process. As a result, it has been revealed that the biggest problems of Slavic children in the adaptation process are adaptation problems due to language and cultural differences. Teachers stated they used peer education, technological applications, interpreters, and family collaborations to cope with these problems. In addition, they emphasized the need for common language education, especially multicultural education, and accelerated adaptation training.

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