Abstract:

This qualitative study aimed to determine the reasons of primary school students’ absenteeism and dropout as well as what strategies school teachers and administrators use to eliminate those reasons. The study group was constituted a total of sixty participants, specifically thirty school administrators and thirty primary school teachers, who enrolled in Zirve University and Dicle University Social Sciences Institutes Common Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning and Economics M.S. Program. The opinions of administrators and teachers who participated in the study were gathered through interviews. Data obtained was analyzed by utilizing qualitative data analysis technique. According to findings of this study, the reasons of students’ absenteeism and dropout were mostly resulted from families’ insensitiveness to their children, economic handicaps of families, and incapable school facilities. In terms of strategies that administrators and teachers implement to diminish students’ absenteeism and dropout, participants generally performed individual efforts such as getting contact with student’ parents (guardian), devoting close attention to them, and giving responsibility. Finally, some recommendations were presented in the light of the results achieved.

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