Dergiler / Rast Müzikoloji Dergisi / 2021 / Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 3
The integration of music and its influence on the inclusion of autistic children in educational activities of preschool institutions
- Sayfa
- 3031–3041
- DOI
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Özet
This study aims to collect data on the approaches of music integration and its influence on the inclusion of autistic children in educational activities of preschool institutions- the Kosovo case. The study includes both: a summary of the research literature of this case, and research conducted using semi-structured interviews with preschool teachers employed in preschool institutions in Gjilan-Kosovo. As a sample of this study, 6 head preschool teachers and 2 support teachers who work in preschool institutions of Gjilan. The instruments used in this research are semi-structured interviews and the results that most participants support the idea that the integration of music has an influence on the inclusion of autistic children in educational activities of preschool institutions. As the results of this study imply, teachers who work in preschool institutions can use music in educational activities with the aim of the successful inclusion of children with autism in the learning process.
Abstract
This study aims to collect data on the approaches of music integration and its influence on the inclusion of autistic children in educational activities of preschool institutions- the Kosovo case. The study includes both: a summary of the research literature of this case, and research conducted using semi-structured interviews with preschool teachers employed in preschool institutions in Gjilan-Kosovo. As a sample of this study, 6 head preschool teachers and 2 support teachers who work in preschool institutions of Gjilan. The instruments used in this research are semi-structured interviews and the results that most participants support the idea that the integration of music has an influence on the inclusion of autistic children in educational activities of preschool institutions. As the results of this study imply, teachers who work in preschool institutions can use music in educational activities with the aim of the successful inclusion of children with autism in the learning process.