The effectiveness of inclusion preparation activities on providing social acceptance of normally developing students for individuals with exceptionalities

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of inclusion preparation activities conducted with normally developing peers on providing social acceptance of individuals with exceptionalities. The study was conducted with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students of two primary schools in Eskişehir. The two classes which gained the least social acceptance points were chosen to be the experimental group of the study. Inclusion preparation activities were conducted with the students of the experimental classes.The study was conducted with a 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 inclusion preparation activities used in the study were consisted of 10 different activities. The data of the study were collected via ?The Social Acceptance Scale? and analyzed via SPSS program.The results of the study revealed that the inclusion preparation skills were effective on increasing the social acceptance of normally developing individuals towards their peers with exceptionalities. Some suggestions can be emerged through the results of the study for future studies and implementations. The most important suggestion can be the implementation of the preparation skills by the teachers before the inclusion starts in the classes. Moreover, different social acceptance programs can be developed, and maintenance of manner changes towards individuals with exceptionalities to be studied can be suggested for future studies.