An Investigation of the Factors Influencing Quality Improvement of Training of Undergraduate Physical Education Human Resources: A Job Capabilities Approach

The aim of this study was to investigate those factors affecting the quality improvement of training of undergraduate physical education human resources with a job capabilities approach. Quality improvement factors included areas and environmental conditions, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes and impacts with totally 20 sub-factors. The research method was descriptive, correlation and application in terms of aim which was conducted as a field study. Data were collected by interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. 350 questionnaires were sent to 400 faculty members of physical education and sports sciences faculties and independent groups of Iran state universities. To obtain more sample and better data, 243 questionnaires were selected for final analysis which belonged more to the suggested sample of Morgan table (217). Face and content validity of the questionnaire was evaluated according to the viewpoints of experts and professors as well as a review of the literature. The reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha (α=96.2). The results of multiple regression showed that entrepreneurship (beta ratio 0.360) had the largest contribution to enlightening the changes in job capabilities and then rules and regulations (0.215), monitoring and evaluation (0.208), cultural - sports activities (0.189), structure (- 0.172), practical training (0.153), theoretical training (0.144) and leadership (- 0.89) were placed. For one standard deviation increase in the independent variable of entrepreneurship, 0.360 standard deviations were created in the dependent variable of job capabilities. Finally, 8 remaining variables were able to explain 57% of the job capabilities changes and 43% were related to the variables which were not predicted in this study.