Bruce Tuckman

Bruce Tuckman
Born	November 24, 1938 New York City
Died	March 13, 2016
Alma mater	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Princeton University
Known for	Tuckman's stages of group development
Scientific career
Fields	Educational psychology Group dynamics
Institutions	Naval Medical Research Institute Dennis Learning Center Ohio State University

Bruce Wayne Tuckman (November 24, 1938 - March 13, 2016) carried out research into the theory of group dynamics. In 1965, he published one of his theories called "Tuckman's stages of group development". In 1977, he added a fifth stage named Adjourning. According to the Tuckman theory of group development, there are four phases of group development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing (and Adjourning, added in 1977).

Tuckman was also known for his research on college students' procrastination and development of the Tuckman Procrastination Scale (1991).

He served as professor of educational psychology at The Ohio State University, where he founded and directed the Walter E. Dennis Learning Center with the mission of providing students of all backgrounds with strategies for college success that enabled them to enter, excel in, and complete programs of postsecondary education. To teach students strategies for succeeding in college, he co-authored the textbook, Learning and Motivation Strategies: Your Guide to Success, with Dennis A. Abry and Dennis R. Smith.

Educational background

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: 1960 graduated with B.S. Psychology. Born in Surrey.
• Princeton University: 1962 graduated with M.A. Psychology
• Princeton University: 1963 graduated with Ph.D. Psychology
• In 1991 Tuckman researched and developed a 32-item Procrastination Scale that measured the degree to which a person procrastinated.
• Professor Tuckman was also an avid runner who wrote the novel Long Road to Boston.

Bibliography

• Tuckman, Bruce W. (1965) ‘Developmental sequence in small groups’, Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384-399. The article was reprinted in Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, Number 3, Spring 2001 and is available as a Word document: Accessed January 14, 2005.

References

• Smith, M. K. (2005). ‘Bruce W. Tuckman – forming, storming, norming and performing in groups, the encyclopaedia of informal education. Retrieved: 2014-07-25.

External links

• Bruce W. Tuckman
• DLC: Founding Director