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.
The full-text of papers written before July 2011 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. Papers written after July 2011 are all available full-text online with no restrictions
Submissions from 2008
Sustaining action: building capacity for self-monitoring in community management. Committees for the TOSTAN empowered communities network, Cody N. Donahue
Civil-Military Affairs And The African Command Center: How It Will Affect Somalia, Brehan Robert Doud
Civil-Military Affairs And The African Command Center: How It Will Affect Somalia, Brehan Robert Doud
Providing Effective Mental Health Services For Guatemalan Women In Lynn, MA, Christine A. Drake
Providing Effective Mental Health Services For Guatemalan Women In Lynn, MA, Christine A. Drake
Basket Weaving 101: Conditions For Supporting A Trans-Local Learning Community, Aerin M. Dunford
Basket Weaving 101: Conditions For Supporting A Trans-Local Learning Community, Aerin M. Dunford
Darfur: As a failure of the nation-state model in Sudan: Education, Law, and Military: the apparatuses of hegemony and oppression, Elsadig Elsheikh
Darfur: As a failure of the nation-state model in Sudan: Education, Law, and Military: the apparatuses of hegemony and oppression, Elsadig Elsheikh
Improving Maternal Health in Oaxaca, Mexico: Policies and Recommendations, Jenna M. Farley
Improving Maternal Health in Oaxaca, Mexico: Policies and Recommendations, Jenna M. Farley
A Complete Experience: Orientation and Reentry Curriculum for Putney Student Travel Excel China Program, Megan E. Featherstone
A Complete Experience: Orientation and Reentry Curriculum for Putney Student Travel Excel China Program, Megan E. Featherstone
Using Documentary Film as a Tool for Conscientization among Youth: A Case Study at Rumah KAMU Foundation, Mellanie Febrista
Using Documentary Film as a Tool for Conscientization among Youth: A Case Study at Rumah KAMU Foundation, Mellanie Febrista
Study Abroad Returnees’ Seminar: Presbyterian College, Amanda Fletcher
Study Abroad Returnees’ Seminar: Presbyterian College, Amanda Fletcher
Study Abroad: Long-term Career Impact and Professional Applicability, Kimberly U. Franklin
Study Abroad: Long-term Career Impact and Professional Applicability, Kimberly U. Franklin
The impact of financial accountability on program quality, Adrienne F. Fusek
The impact of financial accountability on program quality, Adrienne F. Fusek
Is Achieving Sustainability Possible Through Institutions Of Higher Education?, Amber Garrard
Is Achieving Sustainability Possible Through Institutions Of Higher Education?, Amber Garrard
LanguageCorps Teach Abroad Program:, Andy Gavilanes
LanguageCorps Teach Abroad Program:, Andy Gavilanes
Echoes of Freedom: The Mission To “Save Darfur” & Implications For Africa, Leon Zagino Gbée
Echoes of Freedom: The Mission To “Save Darfur” & Implications For Africa, Leon Zagino Gbée
Shaping Our World: The Role of Ethnic Identity in the Education of African Immigrants in Southern Maine, Genet Gebrewahd
Shaping Our World: The Role of Ethnic Identity in the Education of African Immigrants in Southern Maine, Genet Gebrewahd
Jamaican Agriculture And Rural Development: Understanding The Young Farmers Of Today, Juliana Goodlaw
Jamaican Agriculture And Rural Development: Understanding The Young Farmers Of Today, Juliana Goodlaw
The Geography Of Power: Subverting Colonial Landscapes In Palestine, Anne Gough
Social Justice And The Public School Classroom: How experiential education, culturally relevant pedagogy, and state standards work together in theory and practice, Julie Greenfield
Social Justice And The Public School Classroom: How experiential education, culturally relevant pedagogy, and state standards work together in theory and practice, Julie Greenfield
Marketing Realities Of Breaking Into The Community Service Abroad Industry, David Greyer
Marketing Realities Of Breaking Into The Community Service Abroad Industry, David Greyer
The Initiative of a Network: A Case Study on Global Water Partnership’s Advocacy Efforts for Integrated Water Resources Management in Cameroon, Rachel Hamidou
The Initiative of a Network: A Case Study on Global Water Partnership’s Advocacy Efforts for Integrated Water Resources Management in Cameroon, Rachel Hamidou
Maasai Youth: Careers at the Margins, Kakuta Ole Maimai Hamisi
Maasai Youth: Careers at the Margins, Kakuta Ole Maimai Hamisi
BorderLinks Volunteer Program: Creating a Mutually Beneficial Design, Theresa Heath
BorderLinks Volunteer Program: Creating a Mutually Beneficial Design, Theresa Heath
Reciprocidad: A Rural Costa Rican Community’s Evaluation Of An International Service-Learning Program, Troy Donald Henri
Integrating Conservation into the Tourist Experience: A Case Study of Lindblad Expeditions’ On-board Fundraising Program for the Galapagos Conservation Fund, Alison Kathleen Hillegeist
Integrating Conservation into the Tourist Experience: A Case Study of Lindblad Expeditions’ On-board Fundraising Program for the Galapagos Conservation Fund, Alison Kathleen Hillegeist
Designing A Monitoring And Evaluation System: A Case Study Of A Parent Advocate Program New Monitoring And Evaluation System, Carol Osorio-Flores Hodgman
Designing A Monitoring And Evaluation System: A Case Study Of A Parent Advocate Program New Monitoring And Evaluation System, Carol Osorio-Flores Hodgman
Bringing Up an NGO: A Program Constraints Assessment and Evaluation of VEGlobal’s International Volunteer Program, Coletta Hummel
Bringing Up an NGO: A Program Constraints Assessment and Evaluation of VEGlobal’s International Volunteer Program, Coletta Hummel
The Impacts Of Employer-Sponsored Adoption Assistance Programs: A Process Analysis, Stephanie Scarritt Hunt
The Impacts Of Employer-Sponsored Adoption Assistance Programs: A Process Analysis, Stephanie Scarritt Hunt
The Perception of Chinese SMEs in the Apparel Industry about Incorporating CSC9000T into their Business Agenda, Chulin Jiang
The Perception of Chinese SMEs in the Apparel Industry about Incorporating CSC9000T into their Business Agenda, Chulin Jiang
The Personal Stories of Five Development Practitioners & What They Say About Change, Christopher Jones
The Reentry Experience of Semester at Sea Participants: From a Global Shipboard Education Perspective, Kristen Kammann
The Reentry Experience of Semester at Sea Participants: From a Global Shipboard Education Perspective, Kristen Kammann
A Feasibility Study Of The Fair Trade Tourism Jordan Project, Kimberly A. Karels
A Feasibility Study Of The Fair Trade Tourism Jordan Project, Kimberly A. Karels
Collective Identity and Mobilizations: The Relationship between Perceptions of Self and Community-Oriented Action, Farhad Karim
Collective Identity and Mobilizations: The Relationship between Perceptions of Self and Community-Oriented Action, Farhad Karim
Under the Guise: What Special Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders can Really Mean, Elizabeth Anne Kenyon
Under the Guise: What Special Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders can Really Mean, Elizabeth Anne Kenyon
An External Evaluation: A Case Study of a Design and Implementation Process, Asma Kiran
An External Evaluation: A Case Study of a Design and Implementation Process, Asma Kiran
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, Portland ME: Case Study and Recommendations, Nicholas D. Kjeldgaard
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, Portland ME: Case Study and Recommendations, Nicholas D. Kjeldgaard
Holistic health & women’s reproductive care: holistic program initiatives for Concord Feminist Health Center, Leigh Ann Knope
Holistic health & women’s reproductive care: holistic program initiatives for Concord Feminist Health Center, Leigh Ann Knope
Case Study: The Impact Of Multiple Partnerships On Client Participation In A Bolivian NGO, Jaclyn Kordell
Case Study: The Impact Of Multiple Partnerships On Client Participation In A Bolivian NGO, Jaclyn Kordell
Interaction Between Track One And Track Two Actors In Georgia, Alexey N. Kumshatskiy
Interaction Between Track One And Track Two Actors In Georgia, Alexey N. Kumshatskiy
Career Advising For Japanese College Students Studying In The United States, Maya Kuriki
Career Advising For Japanese College Students Studying In The United States, Maya Kuriki
Assessment of Returner Programming at Pacific Lutheran University, Kristin Labs
Assessment of Returner Programming at Pacific Lutheran University, Kristin Labs
Entrepreneurial Mentorship For New Growth In Rwanda, Scott Pedersen Lamer
Entrepreneurial Mentorship For New Growth In Rwanda, Scott Pedersen Lamer
Strengthening Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Development through Improved Partnership Communication and Knowledge Management, Julian Lauzzana
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
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