Studying rare events through qualitative case studies: Lessons from a study of rampage school shootings
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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 …
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 …
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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