Analysis of application of integration in preschools related wi̇th the attitudes of teachers: Gazi̇antep province

The study conducted to determine attitudes of teachers throughout implementation of inclusive education in preschools The sample of the study group, was chosen from the academic year 2013-2014, within the boundaries of the province of Gaziantep Sahinbey County schools teachers affiliated to the Ministry of Education. Research population was a total of 537 pre-school teachers, who currently mainstreamed students in the class have reached a total of 109. "Teachers' Perceptions about Implementation of Inclusive Education Scale" developed by Çankaya (2010)was used. In the analysis of data, frequency distribution, independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, to determine the source of differences in the LSD multiple comparison test was applied. Findings of this study proved that preschool teachers who trained on special education or integration, male teachers and teachers who live in bigger settlemens exhibit more positive attitudes and they felt more proficient, compared to those who did not receive any special education, in addition, female teachers and teachers who live in smaller settlements Key words: Preschool education, Special education, Inclusion, Pre-school teachers