THE REALITY OF BUILDING MOTIVATION AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THE PDCA MODEL AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Abstract

The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle includes defining the problem, planning and testing the solution, evaluating the results, and implementing or adapting changes (Li et al., 2014). Nowadays, it is a widely used model for continuous quality improvement in various fields, including education. Therefore, the authors approached the PDCA model to study the reality of building motivation and working environment for physical education teachers at elementary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In this study, a mixed method was used to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data. A quantitative questionnaire was distributed to 522 managers and teachers and 30 managers and teachers were interviewed. Survey data were analyzed using SPSS software and compared with qualitative data to obtain more accurate information about the research problem. Based on the results, the author proposes some solutions to develop a group of physical education teachers in both quantity and quality to meet the requirements of educational innovation.