The Silent Scream of Children with Special Needs: Problems in School Buses

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Introduction: The quality and peaceful education of children with special needs depends on their safe and comfortable transportation to schools. The study is very important in terms of reflecting the problems that children with special needs, who are disadvantaged individuals, are exposed to during their transport to school and presenting solutions to these problems. Method: Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The research covers the problems related to the use of school minibus by children with special needs and was conducted with 31 participants in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin. The study group was selected from individuals who witnessed the problems experienced in the transportation of children with special needs. The identities of the participants were concealed and coded. A semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool, and the data were analyzed by content analysis, and themes, sub-themes, and codes were created. Findings: In the study, important findings regarding the shuttle services for children with special needs were obtained, such as anxiety during the journey, problems arising from the vehicles, problems arising from the drivers, problems along the route, and concerns about traffic problems. It was revealed that the most frequently mentioned problem related to the vehicle was the seat belt problem. In addition, participants stated that drivers lack knowledge about individuals with special needs. Discussion: The finding that school shuttle drivers do not have knowledge about special education is quite striking. Drivers who transport individuals with special needs should have knowledge about special education, have good communication skills, be kind and patient, and have a good level of traffic knowledge. The finding that bus attendants use short but unsafe routes is a concern for the effective sustainability of teaching activities for children with special needs.

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@article{thesilentscreamofchildrenwiths2025,
  title = {{The Silent Scream of Children with Special Needs: Problems in School Buses}},
  author = {Karadaş, Halil and Şaman, Mehmet Emin},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {{Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi}},
  number = {Advanced Online Publication},
  pages = {1-17},
  publisher = {{Ankara University}},
  doi = {10.21565/ozelegitimdergisi.1648443}
}

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