The Capstone Paper is written by students in the Master's Program in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management. 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 in the Capstone Collection is limited to World Learning/SIT faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you are not affiliated with World Learning and want access to these papers contact your local library and ask about requesting the hard copy on interlibrary loan.
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 2013
Eliminating Sexual Harassment of Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of Multi-level Strategies, Kristan Bakker
Submissions from 2012
Knowledge and Financial Management in Households: An Examination of Married Women’s Perspectives in Chadbourn, North Carolina, Hmoud Fanash Al Surikhi
Changing the Status Quo of Waste Management: Case Study of a Rural Costa Rican Town, Anna Katherine Rodenborg Baker
Women Empowerment and Community Development through Ecotourism, Katherine S. Barry
Marketing Vermont as a Multicultural Brand, Shambulia Gadsden Sams
The Role of Local Food in Increasing Access to Healthy Food in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anna Hostetter
Land is Life: A Policy Advocacy Case Study of the Northern Thailand Land Reform Movement, Jason Lubanski
Planning and Designing a Sustainable Volunteer Based Organization: The Putney Food Shelf, Annik Yvette Paul
Case Study of Voces de la Frontera and Immigration Policy in Walker's Wisconsin, Erin E. Peot
The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy: A Case Study Advocating for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Massachusetts, Kassandra Petr
Effects of Leadership and Trauma on Grassroots Community Development in Post-Conflict/Genocide Societies: A Rwandan Case Study, Bryna C. Ramsey
Homelessness: An Outcome of Structural Cruelty, Bharat Rathod
Food Fight: A Case Study of the Community Food Security Coalition’s Campaign for a Fair Farm Bill, Marni Salmon
New Culture: Personal and Cultural Transformation, April G. Thomas
Designing A Complete Community Center: Responsive Design in a Rural Setting, Sheryl Tubbs
Motivating Factors for Young Adults in the Brattleboro Area to Start in Organic Agriculture for Their Career, Tomokazu Utsugi
Looking To Do More. Evaluating the Process of Researching and Proposing a Location Change to a Local Food Pantry, Allison Wilde
Submissions from 2011
Transforming Lives and Communities: A case study on building partnerships in the Philippines through Appreciative Inquiry, Rizalina L. Ababa
Toward A Praxis Of Revolutionary Solidarity, James Patrick Byrne
A Framework for Monitoring Local and Regional Food Systems, Heather Victoria Davis
Building Community Food Security: An Evaluation Of A Market Basket Csa, Joshua Davis
Energy Management and Governance in Vermont: A Case Study, Nicole Davis
Analysis Of The Causes Of Migration From Gorno-Badakhshan To Moscow, Sharaf Davlatov
Ethnic Minorities and Food Security in Northern Thailand, Monalisa Diamond
Emerging Youth Leaders: A Redesign Of A Two-Way Youth Exchange Between The US And Senegal, Aspen L. Felt
Policy Analysis In Practice: Lessons From Researching And Writing A “Statenote” For Education Commission Of The States, Dinah J. Frey
Civil Society And Government Partnership: A Case Study In Sikoro, Mali, Kara Grijalva
Safe Power Vermont: A Look Into The Campaign To Retire The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station., Dylan M. Kreis
Exploring The Concept Of Sustainability In A Fragile State’s Health System: The Case Study Of Liberia, Seema Manohar
The Effects Of Training – Based Development Intervention In Makeni, Sierra Leone, Stephanie Meyer
Rethinking Communications & Nonprofit Management, Christopher Nichols
Is Mine Risk Education (Mre) Having A Significant Effect And Long-Lasting Impact On Attitudes Towards Uxos At The Community Level?, Phounsy Phasavaeng
Engaging At-Risk Youth in the Green Movement: A Study of an Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Program’s Impact on Eco-Literacy and Interest in the Green Economy, Kirstin Kweilin Powell
Addressing Food Insecurity Through Community Sponsored Agriculture: Lessons from Riverhill Farm CSA, Vanessa Reed
A Case Study of a Project Entitled Community Skills for a Complex Situation: Managing Mining in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Arash Shane Robinson
Elevating the Advocacy Impact Of The Global Partnership For Environment And Disaster Risk Reduction By Understanding The Motivations And Aspirations Of Its Members, Brittany Star Weiss Smith
The Unheard Messages Of HIV&AIDS: A Look At Knowledge, Communication, and Programming Efforts in Ntcheu, Malawi, Lisa M. Yankowski
Submissions from 2010
Building Food Secure Communities In The Southeastern United States: A Case Study Of “Local Food For Local Power”, Christopher Adams
Bridging the Gap: Strategic Framing and Budget Advocacy in Tanzania, Anthony Garett Baker
Change Management In Environmental Nonprofits, Olesya Boreyko
The Many Faces Of Multiculturalism: Teacher Perspectives — An Elementary School Case Study, Carrie Doggett
Maturing Advocacy: One INGO’s Experience in Developing Advocacy Across the Organization and Into the Programs, Annita L. Espinoza
Institutional Food Buyers in A Local Food System: The Perceived Barriers and Opportunities of Expanding Windham County’s Local Food System, Katherine Gillespie
Short-term and long-term impact of invitation program for Japanese teachers to Korea, Anna Hagiwara
Overcoming the Drug-War Meme: A Comparative Analysis of Existing Illicit-Drug Policies and the Grassroots Advocacy Efforts to Encourage “Harm Reduction” in the Pacific Northwest, Nathan Michael Haslip
A Welcome Departure: A Case Study on Democratic Governance Assessments in the Eastern Caribbean, Colin Hickman
Education for Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Phuong Vu Lan Hoang
Yayasan Bumi Sehat Bali: A Case Study in Developmental Midwifery, Beth Bongiolatti Irvine
Environmental Discrimination: Watershed Councils as Environmental Justice Advocates in Alaska, Jessica Kayser
Breaking the Silence: On Developing a Culturally Relevant Native American Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Curriculum, Nina Kunimoto
Renewing Community Food Sovereignty Through Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba and Mexico City, Mexico, Amy Linzie
Improving and Broadening Organization Collaborations to Reduce Human Trafficking: A Program Constraints Assessment and Opportunities Identification, Katie Nicole McLaughlin
``Vive y Déjà Vivir : Food Sovereignty in the Talamanca Region of Costa Rica”, Molly Meehan
The Affected: The Nicaraguan Ex-Banana Workers Movement’s Struggle for Indemnification & Government Assistance from DBCP Exposure, Scott P. Montegna
Gleaning Reinvented: What Possibilities Might a Traditional Model Offer To A Modern Local Effort?, Sara Jane Novak
Sustainability of the Fair Trade Movement: YUAB Case Study, Elizabeth Peery
Transformation of the Royal University of Bhutan: Policy, Challenges, and Recommendations, Tshering Pemo
Advocating for Women’s Empowerment: Highlighting the linkages among gender inequality, malnutrition and food insecurity, Carolyn Ramsdell
The impact of the Conservation International Indonesia’s on the sustainability of coffee farmers’ community in Dairi Regency, North Sumatera Indonesia, Ramainim Saragih
Evaluating United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: The prospects for Peace and Development in the 21st Century, Philip John Taiwo
A “Best Practices” Framework for Assessing Faith Based Short-term International Projects, Joyce Thompson
Factors That Prohibit Women’s Access to HIV/AIDS Testing, Counseling, and Other Services in the State of Vermont: A Case Study of Women in Windham County, Advine Tugumisirize
Strategic Planning For The Improvement Of The Development Efforts Of A Guatemalan Faith-Based Nongovernment Organization, Vianney Adilia Vásquez Calderón
Coalition for a Livable Future: A Regional Approach to Addressing Equity in a 21st Century Metropolitan Landscape, Shannon Wilson
Eclipsed: Investigating The Impact Of Solar Household Systems On Sustainable Development In Rural India, Garret Takeo Wong
Transitional Housing For Women And Families: A Case Study Of The Turning Point Transitional Housing Program., Kwaku Osafo Yeboah
Evaluation and Monitoring at The Institute for Global Education and Service Learning, Jenna L. Zorn
Submissions from 2009
Community Food Security for Vermont: Local Solutions to the Global Food Crisis, Richard Berkfield
A Case Study Of The Campaign To Decriminalize Therapeutic Abortion In Nicaragua, Jonit Bookheim
Is Collaboration Always Best? A Close Look at Collaboration Efforts in Pursat, Cambodia, Laura R. Bradley
Rethinking Corruption and anti-corruption: Lessons from the Change Habits Oppose Corruption (CHOC) Program in Cameroon, Nkwenti Francis Che
Media-Based Monitoring and Evaluation for Grassroots Organizations, Wendy Fri Cross
Livestock Policy and Institutional Environment in Ethiopia: implications for fodder policy and adoption, Messaye Taddele Dessie
Participatory Approach from Theory to Practice Case Study: Practical Action Project, Blue Nile State, Sudan, Amy Elhadi
The Correlation of Socio-Economic Status to Consumption Using Greenhouse Gas Emissions as a Measurement, Stephanie B. Freeman
Ensuring Low-Income Californians Access to Green Job Training And Education: Advocating for Amendments to State Senate Bill, Amanda Lane Henry
A Path to Maternal Health: Fostering Positive Interest in Midwifery and Skilled Birth Attendants, Rachel Ellsbeth Hien
Rural development for conflict resolution in the DR Congo Case study of North-Kivu, Jeanne d’Arc Mihigo
Two Rights Don't Make a Wrong: The Dichotomy between Civil and International Rights of the African-American Community in the United States, Fariduddin Muhammad
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Seeking Practices and Preference of Young People: Nambale Sub-county, Iganga District, Uganda, Rebecca Persis Mukaire
Closing the Loop: Community Gardening in Boulder, Colorado, Colleen O’Holleran
All Carrots And No Sticks: A Case Study Of Environment Maryland’s Restore The Chesapeake Bay Campaign, Kim Peabody
Enough Already! A Case Study on the Ya Basta! Coalition’s Action to Stop the Raids, Libby Quintana
Capoeira: Movement towards Social Change in Salvador, Brazil, Scott T. Robbins
Promoting the Steady State Economy: My Contributions to an Education Based Advocacy Campaign, Deborah Schober
Sustainable Scholarships: A Study Of Cash Transfers In Villa Garcia, Zacatecas, Mexico, Scarlett Shaffer
Reconnecting With Our Food: The Community Food Security Project of Brattleboro, Elizabeth Sheehan
Program Constraints Assessment of the Safe Water Options Component of BRAC’s Wash Program, M. Matthew Styslinger
Monitoring as a Management Tool in Development Programs Case Study: Equatorial Guinea Malaria Control Initiative (EGMCI) and Bioko Malaria Control Project (BIMCP), Roland Kimbi Wango