Fulfilling the Needs of State Elementary School Principals in the Agats District, Asmat Regency.Thesis. Yogyakarta: Faculty of Education and Psychology, Yogyakarta State University, 2023.

The findings of this study provide valuable insight into the key elements in the principal recruitment process in the specified region. The aim of this research is to assess and examine the recruitment requirements of school principals in the Agats District, with particular emphasis on direct appointment, nepotism, and teacher shortages. An important finding found in this research relates to the existence of a phenomenon known as direct appointment, namely that a person is selected to serve as principal primarily based on age or seniority.

This research is qualitative research. This research was conducted in six public elementary schools in the Agats District, Asmat Regency, South Papua Province. Sources of data or information from sources are principals of state elementary schools, as well as the education office in Asmat Regency. Data collection methods, the author uses interviews and document study methods. The data analysis technique in this research uses Miles and Huberman's qualitative data analysis techniques through four stages of data analysis according to Morse, namely understanding, synthesizing, theorizing and recontextualizing.