Abstract

• The main purpose of this study is to investigate adjustment and happiness of prospective teachers in Yangon University of Education and examine prospective teachers’ adjustment and happiness by gender, by year, by age group and by native. In this study, quantitative research design and descriptive survey method were used. A total of 500 prospective teachers from Yangon University of Education were selected. According to the result, most of the prospective teachers from Yangon University of Education possessed high level of adjustment and happiness. According to independent sample t-test, there was significant difference by gender, it may be due to the fact that females emphasize on aspects of adjustment and they are more control herself. ANOVA result pointed out that there was a significant difference in adjustment by year. The are more control themselves teachers from first year were higher than that of second year, fourth year and fifth year at 0.01 level. Prospective teachers from third year were higher than fourth year at 0.05 level. And then, by age group, ANOVA result pointed out that the mean score of prospective teachers from (15-17) ages were higher than that of (18-19) and (20 and 20 over) at 0.05 level, (18-19)were higher than (20 and 20 over) at 0.01 level. In happiness, there was no significant difference by gender, year, age group and native. Again, the result also indicated that prospective teachers’ adjustment and happiness was found to be positively correlated.