Jacquelynne Eccles

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
Born	1944 (age 80–81)
Known for	Academic Motivation and Achievement, Gender and Ethnicity in STEM Fields
Scientific career
Fields	Developmental psychology, educational psychology, educational theory
Institutions	University of Michigan, University of California, Irvine

Jacquelynne Sue Eccles (born 1944) is an American educational psychologist. ^[1] She is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California, Irvine and formerly the McKeachie/Pintrich Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Michigan.

Early Influence

While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Eccles' father brought his family with him on his many travels around the world. These trips inspired Eccles' interest in how individual and communal decision-making differs throughout global communities. ^[2]

Career

Eccles holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles. Her work has focused on topics related to social development, student motivation, and gender roles in education. ^[3] Among her most noteworthy research contributions are the expectancy-value theory of motivation ^[4] and the concept of stage-environment fit. ^[5]

Honors and awards

She received the Kurt Lewin Memorial Award in 1999, the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award in 1996 and the E. L. Thorndike Award in 2005. She was awarded the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association in 2017. ^[6]

Selected publications

• Eccles, J. S., Midgley, C., Wigfield, A., Buchanan, C. M., Reuman, D., Flanagan, C., & Mac Iver, D. (1993). "Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families". American Psychologist, 48(2), 90.
• Eccles, J. S., & Barber, B. L. (1999). "Student council, volunteering, basketball, or marching band what kind of extracurricular involvement matters?". Journal of Adolescent Research, 14(1), 10–43.
• Wigfield, A., & Eccles, J. S. (2000). "Expectancy–value theory of achievement motivation". Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25(1), 68–81.
• Eccles, J. S., & Wigfield, A. (2002). "Motivational beliefs, values, and goals". Annual Review of Psychology , 53(1), 109–132.

References

1. "FABBS :: In Honor Of...Jacquelynne S. Eccles". www.fabbs.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29.
2. "Spotlight: Jacquelynne Sue Eccles". Issuu. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
3. "Jacquelynne S. Eccles". clinton4.nara.gov. Archived from the original on 2001-03-12.
4. Wigfield, Allan; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. (2000-01-01). "Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation". Contemporary Educational Psychology. 25 (1): 68–81. doi: 10.1006/ceps.1999.1015 . PMID   10620382.
5. Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; Midgley, Carol; Wigfield, Allan; Buchanan, Christy Miller; Reuman, David; Flanagan, Constance; Mac Iver, Douglas (1993-02-01). "Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families". American Psychologist. 48 (2): 90–101. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.48.2.90. ISSN   1935-990X.
6. "APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology". APA. Retrieved 11 December 2017.