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In the present study, it is aimed to compare the attitudes of pre-service primary school teachers and pre-service special education teachers towards the concept of ‘inclusion’ based on different variables. The study group consists of 372 pre-service teachers studying in primary education and special education departments a faculty of education in two universities. “The Scale of Attitude towards Integration in Preschool Education” developed by Özbaba (2000) was used to collect data. According to study results, there was no significant difference between the attitudes of the pre-service teachers towards inclusion based on the variables of gender, the high school they graduated from, and their academic success. Based on “presence of a disabled individual in one’s environment” and “the experience of observing a disabled individual” variables a significant difference was found. With regards to the pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion, there was a significant difference in favor of those studying in primary education department.

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