A STUDY ON SELF-ESTEEM AMONG TAMIL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CHENNAI.

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The present study seeks to identify the self-esteem among Tamil graduates’ students in Chennai. This study was conducted on 600 Tamil graduates’ students. The Self Esteem Scale was used to measure the self-esteem among the Tamil graduates’ students. This study also found that there was a significant difference between boys and girls students in their in self-esteem where girls students seen to have a higher self-esteem compared to boy’s students. ii. The government, self- financing and government aided college of Tamil graduates’ students differ significantly in their Self-Esteem. iii. The first, second and third year Tamil graduates’ students differ significantly in their Self-Esteem.

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[M. Kanmani1 and N. Rajeswari. (2018); A STUDY ON SELF-ESTEEM AMONG TAMIL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CHENNAI. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Jul). 761-765] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. M. Kanmani
Associate Professor , Deparment of Educational Technology,TNTEU,Chennai,.Tamilnadu.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7423      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7423

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