Date

7-21-2026

Department

School of Behavioral Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)

Chair

Tyler Sheppard

Keywords

Self efficacy, vaping, secondary schools, discipline, confidence, infractions, referrals, students, adolescent, administrators

Disciplines

Leadership Studies

Abstract

The intent of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore how secondary school leadership perceive their self-efficacy in regard to overseeing student vaping infractions. Youth vaping has grown in the past few years, leading to an increased presence in school communities. Adolescents are faced with electronic vaping through a variety of interactions during the school day, expanding on opportunities to vape. In response o the uptick in “at-school” vaping, secondary school leaders are now tasked with responding to this growing influx in addition to other duties and demands within their job role. In addition to overseeing disciplinary measures for students who violate anti-vaping rules, secondary school leaders are challenged with the unplanned factors tied to student vaping such as student addiction, lack of staff enforcement, district level involvement and many other conflicts which can impact one’s perception of self-efficacy. Utilizing a phenomenological approach will allow the study to understand the lived experiences of secondary school leaders who are tasked with student vaping incidences on campus. Based on responses of secondary school administrators at middle school and high school levels, the study will capture each participants perception of self-efficacy based on their unique experiences in overseeing student vaping infractions within their school in conjunction with internal and external factors. The findings of this study can contribute to future works related to school vaping policies or implementation, and secondary school leadership.

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