Studying Rare Events Through Qualitative Case Studies: Lessons from a Study of Rampage School Shootings  

Oleh:

Harding, David J. ; Fox, Cybelle ; MEHTA, JAL D.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) vol. 31 no. 02 (Nov. 2002), page 174-217.
Topik: school shootings; qualitative case studies; rampage school shootings
Fulltext: SMR 3102 1102 174-217_SA.pdf (199.32KB)

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This article considers five methodological challenges in studying rare events such as school shootings. Drawing on the literature on causal analysis in macro-historical and other small-N research, it outlines strategies for studying school shootings using qualitative case studies and illustrates these strategies using data from case studies of two rampage school shootings: Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, and Westside Middle School outside Jonesboro, Arkansas. Strengths and limitations are discussed as well as lessons for studying rare events.

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