Ashby, M. Aloysius, Sister2022-01-182022-01-1819731051https://hdl.handle.net/2139/53151Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in GuidanceThis 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 girlsAdolescents