Reggio Emilia-ilhamlı okullarda kaynaştırma eğitimi: Meta-etnografik bir araştırma

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Abstract: In recent years, educators in Turkey started to be inspired by Reggio Emilia approach and curious about some subjects related to Reggio Emilia approach. One of the topics people are curious about is the inclusive education of children with special needs in Reggio Emilia preschools. The purpose of this meta-ethnographic research is to examine and synthesize the studies that reveal how children with special needs are included in general education classrooms in Reggio Emilia preschools. In this study, qualitative research design is used in accordance with the social-constructivist structure of Reggio Emilia approach. In this research, seven-step meta-ethnography method of Noblit and Hare (1988) is used. When the studies on children with special rights in preschools inspired by Reggio Emilia approach are examined, the following sequence emerges from the most emphasized principles to the least emphasized ones: 1-Relationships; 2-Child image; 3-Teacher’s role; 4-Project; 5-Environment’s role; 6- Documentation. Results, conclusion/discussion and recommendations are presented in detail.