The Capstone Paper is written by students in the SIT Graduate Institute Master's Programs. Capstones reassess theoretical knowledge in light of professional experience in the form of a final research paper, incorporating both classroom knowledge and practicum based experience.
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Submissions from 2000
An integrated health care program with traditional and modern medicine : the case of Bapagram, India, Shihoko Ito
Whose cultural value counts? : cultural adaptation for staff training of Cambodian NGO workers, Shunsuke Kurihara
Whose cultural value counts? : cultural adaptation for staff training of Cambodian NGO workers, Shunsuke Kurihara
English language imperialism : a conversation with 5 Japanese English speakers, Katura Kyrod
English language imperialism : a conversation with 5 Japanese English speakers, Katura Kyrod
Exploring the possible relationship between body image and self-esteem in refugee women, Nicholle Lavallee
Exploring the possible relationship between body image and self-esteem in refugee women, Nicholle Lavallee
Are Duke University students familiar with the multiculturalism movement?, Thomas Lavenir
Are Duke University students familiar with the multiculturalism movement?, Thomas Lavenir
Peace and conflict resolution curriculum : testimonies from teachers, Kari Lenhart
Peace and conflict resolution curriculum : testimonies from teachers, Kari Lenhart
Food vs. aid : undertaking sustainable development in Africa, Nicole Lescarbeau
Food vs. aid : undertaking sustainable development in Africa, Nicole Lescarbeau
A new facet of Thailand's education system, Lynn Losert
The consortium model in study abroad : an evolutionary perspective, Marla McLeod
The consortium model in study abroad : an evolutionary perspective, Marla McLeod
What is really being done? : maximizing the success of women on overseas assignments, Saskia M. Meckman
What is really being done? : maximizing the success of women on overseas assignments, Saskia M. Meckman
Hunger relief in times of crisis : the challenges of emergency food programs responding to disaster, food for work in Hondurus and the Dominican Republic, Corey P. Michaud
Hunger relief in times of crisis : the challenges of emergency food programs responding to disaster, food for work in Hondurus and the Dominican Republic, Corey P. Michaud
The role of education in the construction of a post-apartheid South Africa, Kinuko Mitani
The role of education in the construction of a post-apartheid South Africa, Kinuko Mitani
A comprehensive study of costs associated with establishing satellite production of the clean home delivery kit in Nepal, Jonathan Murray
A comprehensive study of costs associated with establishing satellite production of the clean home delivery kit in Nepal, Jonathan Murray
In search of a possible alternative approach to rural development : the case of the Sarvodaya Shamadana Movement in Sri Lanka, Mizuho Nakanishi
In search of a possible alternative approach to rural development : the case of the Sarvodaya Shamadana Movement in Sri Lanka, Mizuho Nakanishi
Working with children for health : identifying the constraints of the Child-to-Child Program in rural Nepal, Asuka Naya
Working with children for health : identifying the constraints of the Child-to-Child Program in rural Nepal, Asuka Naya
Education abroad : you can get there from here, Erin L. Nicolls
Education abroad : you can get there from here, Erin L. Nicolls
Japanese women, graduate level studies, and professional goals, Nancy O'Brien
Japanese women, graduate level studies, and professional goals, Nancy O'Brien
Working toward sustainability : a people-centered approach, Mary A. Ostergren Hollensteiner
Working toward sustainability : a people-centered approach, Mary A. Ostergren Hollensteiner
Building nonviolent intercultural peace teams, Jan Passion
Building nonviolent intercultural peace teams, Jan Passion
Why do charities need or choose to change their visual identities?, Sarah Picarle
Why do charities need or choose to change their visual identities?, Sarah Picarle
Culture shock, why people experience problems in cultural adjustment : can the theory of cognitive dissonance be used as an explanation?, Elana Danielle Rabinowitz
Culture shock, why people experience problems in cultural adjustment : can the theory of cognitive dissonance be used as an explanation?, Elana Danielle Rabinowitz
Friendship and the role of housing in study abroad, Michael Reichstein
Friendship and the role of housing in study abroad, Michael Reichstein
Beautiful world : a bridge between the arts and sustainability, Melita Rogelj
Beautiful world : a bridge between the arts and sustainability, Melita Rogelj
Growing the microcredit industry in the United States : barriers to growth and strategies for success, Stephen Rogers
Growing the microcredit industry in the United States : barriers to growth and strategies for success, Stephen Rogers
The effects of indigenous healers working in the United States : a Taino medicine man working in Maryland, Pamella Christel Saffer
The effects of indigenous healers working in the United States : a Taino medicine man working in Maryland, Pamella Christel Saffer
Would you like an Onigiri? : how can we make an integration of language training and intercultural communication training, Kinya Sakamoto
Would you like an Onigiri? : how can we make an integration of language training and intercultural communication training, Kinya Sakamoto
Charting our own course : Korean American women in relation to gender, race, culture and our mothers, Mary Ann Schneider
Charting our own course : Korean American women in relation to gender, race, culture and our mothers, Mary Ann Schneider
Destitute women in political office : a study of factors leading to empowerment, Keya Sultana
Destitute women in political office : a study of factors leading to empowerment, Keya Sultana
Participatory action research and evaluation: creating change on the Yukon flats, Carrie M. Supik
Participatory action research and evaluation: creating change on the Yukon flats, Carrie M. Supik
Key issues in UN volunteers programme development and recruitment in the Philippines: operational guide for UN volunteer management, Masako Takada
Key issues in UN volunteers programme development and recruitment in the Philippines: operational guide for UN volunteer management, Masako Takada
Analyzing how effectiveness of participatory management techniques may work in the nonprofit sector, Guillermo Torano
Analyzing how effectiveness of participatory management techniques may work in the nonprofit sector, Guillermo Torano
Beyond the storm : a study on the aftermath of a Khasland movement in Satkhira, Bangladesh, A.T.M. Mahtab Uddin
Beyond the storm : a study on the aftermath of a Khasland movement in Satkhira, Bangladesh, A.T.M. Mahtab Uddin
The origins, usage, & effectiveness of the talking stick as a facilitation tool in multicultural community building, Angela Rose Vuagniaux
The origins, usage, & effectiveness of the talking stick as a facilitation tool in multicultural community building, Angela Rose Vuagniaux
How does popular participation lead to increased sustainability of rural water supply projects?, Masao Watanabe
How does popular participation lead to increased sustainability of rural water supply projects?, Masao Watanabe
Work relationships with developmentally disabled adults, Grant M. Wienker
Work relationships with developmentally disabled adults, Grant M. Wienker
Food aid and local trade : a case study from southern Sudan, Ann Witteveen
Food aid and local trade : a case study from southern Sudan, Ann Witteveen
Intercultural communication in immigrants' job retention, Cuilan Zhou
Intercultural communication in immigrants' job retention, Cuilan Zhou
Submissions from 1999
Intercultural leadership : a program model for students of higher education, Daniel C. Adams
Do women need a cultural adaptation program specifically designed for them?, Adrienne Gigantino Alverez
Global leadership skills and the international assignment experience, Andrea Bauler
Assisting entrepreneurs : challenges facing U.S. microcredit programs into the 21st century, James D. Beighle
Child protagonism : training children to be catalysts for social change, Susan Bird
Effective intercultural communication within the OSCE in Albania, Kerry Byron
Raqaypampa : an in-depth analysis of community organization in the rural highlands of Bolivia, Jonathan Caplan
Decentralization of environmental management in Nepal, Christian Carpenter
The big nose in China : the historical development of the Chinese perception of foreigners, Daneal Charney
An analysis of the Safe Motherhood Program in the Kalali, Rupendehi, and Okhaldunga districts of Nepal, Abigail Clay
Change management in U.S. nonprofits : a staff-centered approach, Linda D. Deputy
Recruitment training strategies : Boston Regional Peace Corps Office, Boston, Massachusetts, Anne Lili Folsom
Psychological processes in dialogue groups and interventions for facilitators, Amanda Griesbach
Vulnerability of commercial sex workers : view point from Tangail Brothel, Ahsan-ul-Haque Helal
Facilitating reentry for American study abroad participants, Myer Henderson
Silent partners : parental involvement in the study abroad experience of US college students, Dyna S. Hermann
Culture shock : an examination of how the public perception of culture shock is reflected in the media, Nancy E. Homan
Feeling your way through organizations : a study using the MBTI to explore personality type & organizational style, Karen Horton
After the storm : Peace Corps training following a natural disaster, Rebecca Ignatoff