ERIC Number: ED656949
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 97
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ISBN: 979-8-3830-0820-1
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An Investigation of the Response by Arkansas Administrators to Students Vaping in Their Schools
Andrew Craig Schroeder
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University
As school safety continues to be a growing issue in public schools, this study takes an exploratory approach to examine the impact vaping is having on public schools in Arkansas. Student vaping is rapidly becoming a common issue in schools. This study examined the response to vaping from administrators in Arkansas. The study surveyed 82 Arkansas Public School Administrators serving grades anywhere from 1st grade through 12th grade. The questions included multiple choice, open response, and Likert Scale type questions to gather a plethora of data to gain insight about the response administrators are implementing in their schools. Questions focused on five areas, administration/school demographics, prevention, education, cessation, and student influences. This allowed the researcher to explore administrators responses to vaping to comply data that can be used to guide stakeholders in making decisions about how to address vaping on each campus. The findings also suggest that administrators do not have sufficient resources to address this issue. A suggestion from the findings is that stakeholders need to increase priority for developing plans and policies around vaping so that schools can be better prepared to address this rising issue in the future. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Smoking, Electronic Equipment, Administrator Attitudes, Health Behavior, School Safety, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Surveys, Prevention, Institutional Characteristics, Health Education, Decision Making, School Policy
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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