The Capstone Paper is written by students in the SIT Graduate Institute Master of Arts degree 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.
The full-text of papers written prior to July 2011 in the Capstone Collection are limited to SIT and other World Learning faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you are not affiliated with SIT or World Learning and want access to these papers contact your local library and ask about requesting the hard copy on interlibrary loan. Full-text papers written after July 2011 are openly accessible to the public.
Due to copyright restrictions some papers are not available full-text electronically. World Learning affiliated students and staff can check these papers out of the library or, if you are off-campus, request them via interlibrary loan
Submissions from 2008
Strengthening Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Improved Partnership Communication and Knowledge Management, Julian Lauzzana
The Asian Tsunami: A Case Study of Habitat for Humanity’s Disaster Response Program, Saren Lay
Searching For Curriculum Views On Social Justice Teaching-Learning At The Compass School, Christopher Lievense
Western Massachusetts Mediators’ Perceptions Of Their Preparation And Training To Deal With Bias And Power Imbalance, Debbie Lopes da Rosa
Education for Self-Reliance: Rethinking Education for a Rural Community in Indonesia, Hasriadi Masalam
Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones: The Results of Combining Choice, Literacy and Learning for the Empowerment of Women, Jack Daniel Maxson
Empowering Her Fist: The Social Justice Of Women’s Self-Defense Training, Jennifer McClearen
Methods And Systems Of Purposeful Reshaping Of Ethnic Identities – Serbs In Former Yugoslavia, Tanja Meničanin
Are You My Mother? Integrating High Risk Children Living In Residential Care: A Narrative Study In A Rural Ethiopian Village, Carolyn Moore
The German Flower Campaign for Workers’ Rights and the Environment: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Campaigns, Megan L. Moss
Oil Wealth And Niger Delta Crisis; Gender Perspectives & Women’s Interventions In Building Peace, Roselyn Onyegbula
Intercultural Training For Specific Purposes In Corporate Tokyo: Cultural Competence Or Avoidance?, Andrew Shaffer
Teacher Training in Post Solidarnosc Poland: A Journey through Intercultural Communication & Social Justice Theory, Practice, and Personal Growth, Mary Katherine Sigda
The “Inroads” Of Backroads, Krista Susan Simundson
The World with B Corporations: Visions of Change, John Smith
The Relationship Between Workers’ Centers And Labor Unions In The United States Today, Ian Stone
Transforming Ourselves and our Communities, Jennifer Tee
Permaculture Adoption Among Malawian Farmers: A Positive Deviance Inquiry, Hope Thornton
Promoting The Rights Of The Forgotten People In The Land Of A Thousand Hills: A Case Of Indigenous Batwa Advocacy In Post Genocide Rwanda, Jean Chun Tong
Peacebuilding and Development in Sri Lanka. Through the Framework of Experiential Education, Frances D. Walsh
An Appreciative Inquiry of Volunteerism: A Case Study of Individual’s Volunteering for an NGO in Granada, Nicaragua, Eric V. Weisenberger
Family Farm Defenders’ Fight Against the National Animal Identification System, Katherine I. Wied
Practicing What We Preach: Using M&E To Develop The Learning Capacity Of The Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan, Anne Worthington
An Investigation Into The Social Marketing Practices Of Smaller Nonprofit Organizations, Sean Young
Submissions from 2007
Bicultural Egyptians, Self And Other Perceptions: Strangers Abroad; Foreigners At Home, Mary B. Ayad
Yo Voy Con La Sexta: U.S. Adherents To The Zapatista National Liberation Army's Sixth Declaration Of The Selva Lancandona, Corry Banton
Creating A Global Communication Strategy with Champions of UNICEF’s P²D (Personal Times Professional Development Program), Elicia H. Berger
Mentoring Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated: An Examination of Their Technical Assistance Needs, Vanessa Ruth Bistarelli
Listening To and Learning From Katrina Survivors, Janet Brocklehurst
Diversity in Study Abroad, Joseph Reed Caldwell
Designing a Monitoring & Evaluation System: A Case Study of Etta II, Katie Chandler
Peace Education in the 21st Century: the benefits of teaching conflict transformation skills to Vermont students in a K-6 public school, Victoria Chertok
Building the U.S. Worker Cooperative Movement in the Context of Global Capitalism, David Ciplet
The Truth About Profit in the Non-Profit Sector: Staying Focused on Mission at Thompson Island Outward Bound, Boston, MA, Alison Clark
Creative Dialogues: Exploring Arts-based Dialogues in Issues of Diversity and Social Identity in an Australian Context, Reed Chapman Colver
The Works: A Case Study In Corporate Social Responsibility And Climate Change, Richard Denby
Business as Usual: Exploring Race at S.I.T. through the Eyes of US Domestic Black Students, Deniece Dortch
Democratization, Injustice, and the African Experience: How and Why the 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent, Teferi Fantahun
A Case Study: Taking A Look At CAPA’s Efforts To Reach Out, Julie E. Franzini
The Immigrant Justice Movement in the Northwestern United States: An Analysis of Immigration in Organizing and Electoral Politics, Kayla Christine Gleason
In Search of a Pedagogy for the Environmentally Challenged, Stephen Hed
What is Sovereignty? An Understanding of the Hawaiian Movement, Chloё Heiniemi
U.S. Leaders and U.S. Values: A Blind Spot in Understanding Ourselves and the Muslim World, Jennifer Jarvis
“Parents, Please Tell Us What You Think of This Program” : Evaluating the Afterschool Component of a Community-Based Child Protection Network in Panama, Sri Lanka, Elizabeth Kenton
A Glimpse At The Elementary School Student’s View Of The World Regarding Stereotypes And Bias.: A Study Of How Explicit Anti Bias Music Lessons Effects Music Students In The New York State Public School System, Kyra Lynne Palmina Kenwood
Trends of Human Resource Management in Microfinance Institutions, Akram Khurshid
College Students’ Perception of Race and Racial Discrimination: A Study at a Private Liberal Arts College in Massachusetts, Oscar R. Lanza-Galindo
Understanding Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study from Aqaba, Haneen Malallah
Succeeding across Cultures: A Study of Perceptions and Strategies for American Managers Working with Jordanians, Motasem Mansi
A Local Study Of Ngo Collaborative Relationships And The Role Of Trust Within The Context Of Romania’s Culture, Mary Louise Marino
Perceptions, Expectations and Staffing Strategies to Facilitate Hiring and Retention of Competent Staff in Mission-driven Organizations, Igor V. Masychev
The Small Business of Climate Change: Small Business Owners’ Perceptions Of Climate Change And Carbon Neutrality, Stewart John Matthiesen
Learning Through The Monitoring And Evaluation Design And Implementation Process: A Case Study Of Provision Asia, Bangalore, India, Mary Grace McCaskill
Teaching for Peace, Human Rights and Intercultural Understanding: the Role of Pre-Service Teacher Education in Ontario, Kathleen A. Meagher
Conflict-Sensitive Development A Case Study of Do No Harm in Kenya, Natalie Baker Merrill
Learning To Lead Or Opting To Leave, Shanna Mitchell
Servinf Refugee Teens: An Analysis Of The Working Relationship Between Resettlement Agencies And Public High Schools In Tucson, Arizona, Kelly L. Nafie
Mission Statement: Does It Make A Difference? A Case Study Of Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV), Agus Hadi Nahrowi
Connecting The Dots: What Is The Current Process For Reintegrating Cape Verdean Immigrants Deported From The United States?, Suely Ramos Neves
Reporting for Learning and Decision-Making: Reflective Practice Phase at the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A, Rosalie Eli Nezien
In A Community Empowerment Process, What Triggers People To Action? The Case of Narok Integrated Development Program,, Francis Wamui Njoroge
Study Circles Facilitation Competencies and Assessment, Case Study at Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) Study Circles Program, Julia Novrita
Tambogrande Vale Mas Que Oro: Tambogrande Is Worth More Than Gold, Rosa Maria Olortegui
Coalition Building In Immigration Rights Advocacy: A Case Study Of Statewide Network Initiatives In Vermont, John Benjamin Parsell
Latino Identity of First-time Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area: What are its Characteristics and How Does it Develop?, Sarvelia Nonantzin Peralta-Duran
Evaluative Inquiry: The Road To A Learning Organization, Antonia Pérez Bolívar
United States Federal Government Response to Domestic and International Natural Disasters: Case Study, Deborah Plavin
How Do Triqui Participants In The Educational-Based Program Of Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots Understand Themselves In Cultural Terms?, Jonathan Power
Small Business And Big Change: How Does Small-Business Development Contribute To Positive Social Change In The Russian Heartland, Alexander Pronin
New Worlds Born: Examining Friendship And Women’s Intercultural Adaptation, Deidra K. Razzaque
White From The Start: White Privilege And The Expatriate Experience In Guinea, West Africa, Joshua Gideon Romalis
A Way Of Embodying Peace: Approaching The Internal Preparation Of Peaceworkers Through The Principles And Practices Of Contemplative Martial Arts, Stician Marin Samples
Instructional Quality In Lesotho: A Critical Case Study Examinination Of Disparities Between National Policies And Actual Teaching In Primary Schools, Mary Lu Schweitzer
The Khmer Migrants And Trafficking Victims From Cambodia To Vietnam, Hong ThiThu Son
Standards-based Reform: Leaving the Teachers Behind, Michelle Suchenski
Dispelling Myths: The Role of Muslim Women in Indonesian Peacebuilding, Sumali Tuchrello
Study And Development Of A Performance Management System For The Rada Institute, Ludmila Ungureanu
The “Terra Para Todos” Campaign In Angola: a case study of a grassroots coalition supported by an international NGO, Ricardo Alejandro Vargas Go´mez
A Simple Everyday Gesture Gave Rise to an Enlightening Discovery: International House Reflections from Former International House Residents, Juan Antonio Venegas
Challenges to Effective Education in Secondary Schools in China, Peihui Wang
Farmers’ Motivation to Cultivate Without Chemicals: A Multiple-Case Study with Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Farmers in Japan and Switzerland, Anita Wiederkehr
Fundraising strategies in United Way: How these strategies can be used in China, Hailin Yan
Submissions from 2006
Sustainable tourism realities : a case for adventures service tourism, David Aabo
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the SEVIS as perceived by international students of Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, Sonober Abidi
The emerging citizen : concepts of service and democracy among US high school students, Marin Aldrich
Accountability and NGOs: A Honduran Experience, Sobeyda Álvarez Inestroza
Issues and Process in Change Implementation in Ethiopia: Learning from Two Case Studies, Gezaee Assefa
What are the opportunities and obstacles for commercial human powered transportation in modern Western cities?, Felipe Saes Azenha
Analysis of a Volunteer Program at a Federal Agency: Increasing the Volunteer Capacity on the Cleveland National Forest., Carol Baganzi