Personal Profile :
Name: Sari Ahmad Hamdan Ghanima
Nationality: Jordanian
Date and place of birth: Nablus March 2, 1953
E-mail:
Mobile Number: 00962795567740
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Administration and Professional Preparation in physical education / Florida State University/USA 1986.
Master in Administration and Coaching in physical education / University of Miami / USA 1984.
B.S. Degree in Physical Education / University of Alexandria / Egypt 1976 . .
General Secondary Education High Certificate /scientific Stream / Amman- Jordan 1972.
Academic Ranks
Assistant Professor / University of Jordan / 1986-1991.
Associate Professor / University of Jordan / 1991-1997.
Professor / University of Jordan / 1998.
AdministrativeAcademic Experiences
Head of Physical Education Practical Department 1987-1989.
Head of Physical Education Theoretical Department 1989-1991.
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education 1991-1992.
Deputy Dean of Student Affairs / University of Jordan / 1992 - 1993.
Dean of Student Affairs / Amman Private University / 1997 - 1999.
Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education / University of Jordan / 1999 - 2002.
President of Amman Private University / Amman-Jordan / 2002.
University Teaching Experiences:
Sports and Health / elective course for Undergraduate students in the University of Jordan/..
Introduction in Administration principles / mandatory course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Public Relations and Media / elective course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Research Methodology / mandatory course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Descriptive statistics / mandatory course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Theory and curriculum in Physical education/mandatory course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Teaching Style in physical education / mandatory course for Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Seminar in Administration / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Seminar in public relations / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Supervision (Task and Process) / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Advanced Studies in Administration / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Advanced Studies in Leadership and Youth Welfare / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Research Methodology / mandatory course for graduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education.
Administrative Experiences in education and Physical Education
Member of the Technical Committee for the Crown Prince of Bahrain Award for Scientific Research 2012 - until now.
Member of the Executive Bureau of the Union of Arab Olympic Committees / Riyadh 2009 - until now.
Deputy of His Royal Highness The President of Jordan Olympic Committee 2009 - until now.
Advisor to Her Royal Highness the President of the Jordan Handball Federation 2008 - until now.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Handball / Kuwait 1996 - until now.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports / Jordan 2011.
Member of the Higher Council for Persons with Disabilities 2006-2011.
Secretary General of the Higher Council for Youth / Jordan 2003-2010.
Designate the powers of the Secretary General of the Jordan Olympic Committee 2008-2009.
Chairman of the Technical Committee for the implementation of the national strategy for youth / Jordan 2004 -2008.
Deputy President for Her Royal Highness of the Jordan Handball Federation 2002-2008.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Union for Handball / Riyadh 1992-2008.
Chairman of the Technical Committee for the construction of a national strategy for youth / Jordan 2003-2004.
Deputy Chairman of the Higher Council for Youth 2001-2002.
President of the Jordan Handball Federation 1992-2002.
Advisor to President of the Jordan Olympic Committee 1997-2000.
Secretary General of the Association of Colleges and Institutions of Arab Physical Education 1994-1999.
A member of the Commission on Accreditation of the Jordanian community colleges./ Ministry of Higher Education 1990-1994.
Member of the sports development Committee /Ministry of Youth /Jordan 1990-1992.
Member of the Educational Development Committee, Ministry of Education (1989-1990).
Teaching Assistant / University of Jordan 1981-1982.
Supervisor in the United Arab Emirates University / Al-Ain 1978-1981.
A physical education teacher / Abu Dhabi Defence Force 1976-1978.
Graduate Studies:
Representative of the Faculty of Physical Education in the Scientific Research Deanship / Al-Drasat Journal / University of Jordan.
Representative of the Faculty of Physical Education in the College of Graduate Studies / University of Jordan.
Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Studies, Faculty of Physical Education / University of Jordan.
Publications:
Textbook (Sports and Health 1996).
Textbook (Fitness and Health 2000).
Teacher Manual in physical education for the first four Grades 1992 . 1992.
Teacher Manual in physical education for the 5th , 6th and 7th grades until 1994 . .
Teacher Manual in physical education for the 8th, 9th, and 10th grades 1994.
Curriculum of School Physical education in the stage of basic education 1994.
Curriculum of School Physical education in secondary education 1995.
Supervision of Master Theses:
Subject / Student Name / Nature of the supervision / YearDifficulties faced by students of the Faculty of Physical Education / Maha Sweis / Major / 1991
The interests of students towards physical education programs in major education stage / Maher Mahfouz / Major / 1991
The effect of acting s languages text through body movement on the oral expression abilities of students in the second elementary grade in Jordan / Yahya Abu Harb / Joint / 1990
Anxiety levels survey for male and female physical education teachers of basic education stage in Amman government / Nayef al-Shawish / Joint / 1991
Hindrances that face supervision in physical education as perceived by supervisors and teachers of physical education in Jordan. / Mansour Al-hamdon / Joint / 1992
The effect of suggested training programme on the physical and functional variables / Saleh Batarseh / Joint / 1992
Difficulties faced by professional teachers of physical education at the basic education stage in Jordan. / Abd Al-Halim Zoubi / Joint / 1992
The relationship between physical activity and academic achievement / Nabil Chechani / Joint / 1993
A proposed model to evaluate the students in physical education / Sulaiman Abdullah / Single / 1992
A comparative study between Personality traits of national athletes in Olympic games in Jordan. / Mohamed lahlouh / Single / 1992
Educational competencies for teachers of Physical Education in the Jordanian in community colleges / Mohammed Al-Nather / Single / 1993
The effect of a programmed instruction method on teaching of a group of skills of the established curriculum of study of handball to 8th graders. / Mohamed Shaaban / Single / 1993
Leadership behaviour style as demonstrated by athletic coaches in light of players’ perception. / Fadi Maith / Single / 1993
The attitude of university students toward television sports magazine. / Lutfi Zoubi / Single / 1994
An analytical study for developing school physical education in Jordan / Mohammed Attia / Single / 1994
Trends community college students about sports journalism in Jordan / Othman Quraini / Single / 1994
Obstacles that face the referees Olympic group games in Jordan and proposed solutions / Amer Abu Khalifa / Single / 1994
An Analytical study for shooting conditions for the first division handball clubs in Jordan / Lima Al-Jalad / Single / 1994
Performing skills for physical education teachers in basic education in Jordan / Najah Mikdadi / Single / 1995
Evaluation for sports facilities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan / Rana Abu Youssef / Single / 1995
Study the cognitive and motor dimensions of physical education gifted and ordinary students / Hussein Nashwan / Single / 1996
Trends of high school students towards studying Physical Education at Jordanian universities / Raed Omari / Single / 1996
An analytical study of the female students Parental attitudes toward physical education in the basic stage. / Samar Samhouri / Single / 1997
Sports federations Public evaluation of Al-Rai sports coverages. / Ghazi Al-Kassas / Single / 1998
An evaluation of the student-teaching program in physical education at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. / Nasser Rawahi / Single / 2001
The required Competencies for the physical Education graduates and its degree of pr people in the physical field. / Jumana Darhli / Single / 2001
The suggested solutions to eliminate obstacles that face coaches of some individual sports in Jordan. / Nasser Kandil / Single / 2002
Supervision ofPhD Dissertations:
Subject / Student Name / Nature of the supervision / YearEffect of utilizing three teaching styles on learning some basic skills in handball and swimming. / Ghazi al-Kilani / Single / 2003
The effect of computerized training program in teaching movement skills in technical gymnastics for students in Jordan / Saleh Kawakzeh / Single / 2004
The effect of a training program utilizing microteaching on improving the competencies of the physical education. / Raed Sarayreh / Major / 2004
The effect of training program based on improving educational competencies for physical education teachers. / Ismail Al-Oun / Major / 2005
A Strategy for developing volleyball in Jordan / Manal Taha / Single / 2007
Quality management and its implementation from the employees point of view in Mota University / Bayan Al-ShboolBayan Al-Shbool / Single / 2007
Voluntary work:
Deputy Chief De Mission of Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992).
Chief De Mission of Pan Arab Games (Beirut, 1997).
Chief De Mission of Olympic Games (Sydney 2000).
Chief De Mission of Asian Indoor Games (Bangkok, 2005).
Chief De Mission of the Pan Arab Games (Cairo, 2007).
Chief De Mission of the Pan Arab Games /(Doha, 2011).
Member of Darat Samir Shamma for the elderly /2008 - until now.
Member of the Appeals Committee /Jordan Football Federation 2012.
Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Confederation of Arab Olympic Committees 2011.
Chairman of the Training and Methods Commission of the Asian Handball Federation 2008.
Member of the Development Commission /International Handball Federation 2008.
Honours and Awards:
Al- Hussein Royal DecorationforExcellence in Contribution / second-degree 11-6-2000.
The Decoration of Honour from Arab Union for handball 2007.
Shield of the Arab Olympic Committees Confederation 2011.