Job Expectations of Physical Education Students of Their Job and Job Prospect in Tehran Azad Universities

The present study was conducted to examine the job expectations of postgraduate physical education students of Azad Universities (N=512) of their job and job prospect in 2010. The methodology applied was descriptive and the study was conducted as a field. The statistical sample consisted of 223 postgraduate physical education students of Tehran Azad Universities who were selected by stratified relative random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by sport management professors and the reliability was approved in a pilot study. The results showed that the physical education students expected their future jobs to provide them with the proper grounds in order to act freely and to demonstrate their potentials and capabilities. A few participants considered theoretical training to be effective in their job prospect. In addition، they emphasized that economic requirements had to be met by providing low-interest loans، health services and facilities to continue their studies. The results showed that finding a job in the future was a major concern and problem for the students and they stressed that the government had to intervene to provide the graduates with proper jobs.