Name: Bhupali Dutta & Dikshita Hazarika
Country: India

Year: 2026
Volume: Vol-16, Issue-2, Year-2026 (July-December)
Page Number: 84-103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21622069

ABSTRACT
Teacher happiness has emerged as an important aspect of educational research because it influences professional commitment, teaching effectiveness and overall well-being. Recognizing that prospective teachers represent the future teaching workforce, the present study examined the level of happiness among Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) trainees enrolled in teacher education institutions affiliated to Dibrugarh University, Assam. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and included a sample of 120 prospective teachers selected through stratified and purposive sampling techniques from four government and private teacher education institutions. Data were collected using an adapted version of the Happiness Scale developed by Dr. Shalini and Joy Prakash Deb, and the responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests.

The findings revealed that the majority of prospective teachers (57.5%) exhibited an average level of happiness, while 28.34%