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    Extract from a study of self-concept of adolescents attending public schools in Trinidad/Tobago
    (St. Francis Xavier University, 1973) Ashby, M. Aloysius, Sister;
    This study attempted to analyse the self-concept of adolescents attending public secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago. The subjects were 242 adolescents aged 15 (120 boys and 122 girls) from seven schools--three co-educational (142 students) and four single-sex (100 students)--located in three geographical areas, each with distinct economic and sociological characteristics. The instrument used was the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. The results showed that the adolescents attending single-sex schools had a more positive self-concept than those attending co-educational schools. In both types of schools, large numbers of adolescents gave evidence of low or negative self-concept. Boys showed more signs of deviancy than girls