Brief History of the Curricular Approach
- 2004-05 – University of Delaware shifts its approach to student learning in Housing and Residence Life, calling it a curricular approach.
- 2006 – Kerr and Tweedy publish, Beyond Seat Time, making the case for a curricular approach in residence life.
- 2007 – University of Delaware hosts the first Residential Curriculum Institute with ACPA’s Commissions for Housing and Residence Life and Assessment
- 2009 – Kerr, Edwards, and Gardner authored the first version of the 10 Essential Elements for the closing of RCI at University of New Hampshire.
- 2010 – Edwards and Gardner present the first version of The Plenary for the Residential Curriculum Institute at Macalester College, outlining the foundations of a curricular approach.
- 2017 – Kerr, Tweedy, Edwards, and Kimmel publish Shifting to a Curricular Approach, outlining the approach for student learning beyond the classroom.
- 2018 – The Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA) replaces RCI, marking a shift toward a curricular approach beyond housing and residence life.
- 2020 – Kerr, Tweedy, Edwards, Lichterman, and Knerr publish The Curricular Approach to Student Affairs, sharing an in-depth explanation of the why, what, and how of a curricular approach.
- Throughout:
- Scholars have been publishing research on the curricular approach in many contexts.
- Practitioners have been applying the curricular approach in innovative ways to best fit their campus contexts.
- Innovative leaders have contributed to developing the curricular approach and communicated about it as faculty through the design and implementation of the ACPA Institute on the Curricular Approach.
Rationale for a Curricular Approach
Vision without action is just a dream, action without vision just passes the time, and vision with action can change the world.
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