Teachers in secondary schools are working, and to some extent living, with adolescent pupils for the majority of time in their weekday waking lives. To what extent do teachers provide both positive and negative role models for pupils to follow? What factors restrict the ability of teachers to teach effectively? Conversely, what factors work to their advantage? This book examines the way in which the personality and identity of a pupil is shaped by his or her experience of school. It also provides a clear overview of the debates and research in the areas of: teaching children about controversial subjects such as sex and drugs; the construction of identities and educational biographies