Designing an Innovative Ecosystem for Student Success: Kennesaw State University Wellstar College of Health and Human Services’ Conceptual Model

Department

WellStar School of Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-18-2023

Abstract

The Wellstar College of Health and Human Services (WCHSS) at Kennesaw State University developed a new theoretical model to understand and impact student success by combining two existing frameworks: Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child (WSCC) (Willgerodt and Maloy, 2021) and the Student Success Ecosystem (Millet et al, 2020). The WCHSS Student Success Model also appends novel constructs to produce an innovative holistic student success model with four key domains and two strategic initiatives. This model provides academics and practitioners with a framework to conceptualize student success, develop actionable interventions to drive improvement, and evaluate outcomes that continue the call to define student success more holistically.

Journal Title

Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice

Journal ISSN

21583595

Volume

23

Issue

9

First Page

250

Last Page

265

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.33423/jhetp.v23i9.6146

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