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J. Bradley Cousins

J. Bradley Cousins

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
39
Citations
7178
World Ranking
5628
National Ranking
337

Overview

J. Bradley Cousins is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on evaluation and performance assessment, with a strong interest in health policy implementation science and educational assessment and improvement. Their work intersects several fields, chiefly decision sciences and health professions.

The scientist's research portfolio includes topics such as:

  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Educational Assessment and Improvement
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Accounting and Organizational Management

J. Bradley Cousins has contributed to literature in notable venues, including:

  • Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • American Journal of Evaluation
  • New Directions for Evaluation
  • Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
  • Evaluation

Their recent papers include:

  • "Understanding Evaluation Policy and Organizational Capacity for Evaluation: An Interview Study" (2021), published in American Journal of Evaluation
  • "Developing an ethical rationale for collaborative approaches to evaluation" (2021), published in Evaluation
  • "Evaluation policy and organizational evaluation capacity building: A study of international aid agency evaluation policies" (2022), published in New Directions for Evaluation
  • "Using Dedoose to 'Quantitize' Qualitative Data in Mixed Method Analysis: A Case Analysis" (2024), published in Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
  • "An Evaluation of the Transfer of Skills and Knowledge from Two World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists Fellowship Programs" (2024), published in Anesthesia & Analgesia

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yuanting Zha
  • M. Dylan Bould
  • V. Mark Gacii
  • Jenny Hoang
  • Faye M. Evans

Their work covers multiple subfields such as management science and operations research, general health professions, information systems and management, public health, environmental and occupational health, and public administration.

Best Publications

  • Framing participatory evaluation

    J. Bradley Cousins;Elizabeth Whitmore

  • The Case for Participatory Evaluation

    J. Bradley Cousins;Lorna M. Earl

  • Current Empirical Research on Evaluation Utilization

    J. Bradley Cousins;Kenneth A. Leithwood

  • Within-teacher predictors of teacher efficacy

    John A. Ross;J. Bradley Cousins;Tahany Gadalla

  • Developing Expert Leadership For Future Schools

    Kenneth A. Leithwood;Paul Thomas Begley;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Evaluation use: Theory, research, and practice since 1986

    Lyn M. Shulha;J.Bradley Cousins

  • The Nature, Causes and Consequences of Principals′ Practices: An Agenda for Future Research

    Kenneth A. Leithwood;Paul T. Begley;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Participatory evaluation in education : studies in evaluation use and organizational learning

    J. Bradley Cousins;Lorna M. Earl

  • Collaborative evaluation in North America: Evaluators' self-reported opinions, practices and consequences

    J. Bradley Cousins;John J. Donohue;Gordon A. Bloom

  • Utilization Effects of Participatory Evaluation

    J. Bradley Cousins

  • Framing the Capacity to Do and Use Evaluation

    J. Bradley Cousins;Swee C. Goh;Catherine J. Elliott;Isabelle Bourgeois

  • Antibullying Interventions in Schools: Ingredients of Effective Programs

    J. David Smith;J. Bradley Cousins;Rebecca Stewart

  • Factor Structure, Construct Validity and Reliability of the Seeking of Noetic Goals (SONG) and Purpose in Life (PIL) Tests.

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  • A Review and Synthesis of Current Research on Cross-Cultural Evaluation:

    Jill Anne Chouinard;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Unpacking the Participatory Process

    Linda Weaver;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Arguments for a Common Set of Principles for Collaborative Inquiry in Evaluation

    J. Bradley Cousins;Elizabeth Whitmore;Lyn Shulha

  • Predictors of Educators' Valuing of Systematic Inquiry in Schools.

    J. Bradley Cousins;Cheryl A. Walker

  • Understanding Dimensions of Organizational Evaluation Capacity

    Isabelle Bourgeois;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Going through the process: An examination of the operationalization of process use in empirical research on evaluation

    Courtney Amo;J. Bradley Cousins

  • Introducing Evidence-Based Principles to Guide Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation Results of an Empirical Process

    Lyn M. Shulha;Elizabeth Whitmore;J. Bradley Cousins;Nathalie Gilbert

  • Differences in stakeholder perceptions about training evaluation: a concept mapping/pattern matching investigation

    Greg V. Michalski;J.Bradley Cousins

  • Organizational Learning Capacity, Evaluative Inquiry and Readiness for Change in Schools: Views and Perceptions of Educators

    Swee C. Goh;J. Bradley Cousins;Catherine Elliott

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Ross
John A. Ross University of Toronto
Kenneth Leithwood
Kenneth Leithwood University of Toronto
Gordon A. Bloom
Gordon A. Bloom McGill University

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