Curriculum Quality and Academic Reputation of Physical Education Colleges in Health – Fitness Job Marketing in Jordan

Abstract

<p alignThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of quality P.E curriculum that meets the standards of (ACSM) personal trainer certificate on the academic reputation of P.E graduates in Jordan in the health fitness job market as reflected by the owners and managers of 14 first class health fitness clubs in Jordan including fitness clubs in 5 star hotels which served as sample of the study. The samples were requested to answer a questionnaire that requested to rate the best P.E graduates qualified to work in the health fitness business. The results indicated that the Hashemite University is regarded as the best source of P.E graduates qualified to work in the fitness club industry compared to the rest of Jordan colleges as rated by 72 percentages with a 66 percentage of employees in the 14 fitness club which served as sample of the health fitness job market. The Hashemite University is the only university in Jordan who adopted the content of (ACSM) personal trainer certificate study package which proves that the academic knowledge and skills of P.E graduates than other factors contributing to academic reputation such as history, size, and research activity.