A study of the effects of social adaptation training program on the social adaptation of children of immigrant families

Due to the problems experienced by immigrant children before, during and after migration, efforts to increase their social adaptation are considered important. In this study, it was aimed at investigating the social adaptation of the children of immigrant families who study in 6th and 7th grade in the schools determining whether the social adaptation training affect the social adaptation of the children of immigrant families studying in 6th and 7th grade. The data of the study were collected via “Need Recognition Form”, “Social Adaptation Scale” and “General Information Form” developed by the researcher. The social adaptation training program which was prepared to increase the immigrant children’s social adaptation was applied to experimental group total 24 sessions; during three months, twice a week and an hour a day. Also, the children in the control group continued their usual education. It was determined that the social adaptation scores of the experimental group increased significantly after the application and the effect of the program was permanent. No significant difference was found between the pretest–posttest scores of the control group. The obtained findings showed the social adaptation training program is effective on developing social adaptation of the children of immigrant families. This result reveals the necessity of supporting the social adaptation of immigrant children. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.