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Knowledge and skills obtained in primary education not only make the individual more efficient and productive for himself -from the moment of starting life- and for society but also form the basis of learning in further educational stages. Changes in society as a result of developments in science, especially the increase in importance of schools require focusing on the reasons of student absenteeism even more precisely. In order to achieve primary education goals, students’ attendance to school has a particular importance. The aim of this study is to research the reasons of absenteeism among primary school second level students in accordance with teachers’ opinion. The research sample consists 178 teachers who are selected via simple random sampling method among all teachers work in primary schools in Elazig province center in 2009-2010 academic year. Teacher opinion on students’ absenteeism survey developed by researcher is used in order to identify the teachers’ conviction about causes of student absenteeism In analyzing the data gained, frequency and percentage are used. According to research findings the most important result is teachers’ opinion that health and family status are the main causes of absenteeism

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