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 2008
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
Searching For Curriculum Views On Social Justice Teaching-Learning At The Compass School, Christopher Lievense
Comparison of Refugee and International Student Experiences: Implications for Immersion, Lisa Maria Lindo
Comparison of Refugee and International Student Experiences: Implications for Immersion, Lisa Maria Lindo
Western Massachusetts Mediators’ Perceptions Of Their Preparation And Training To Deal With Bias And Power Imbalance, Debbie Lopes da Rosa
Western Massachusetts Mediators’ Perceptions Of Their Preparation And Training To Deal With Bias And Power Imbalance, Debbie Lopes da Rosa
At The Other End Of The Global Assembly Line: Critical Literacy In The Export Processing Zones Of Ruaraka, Kenya, Abby MacPhail
At The Other End Of The Global Assembly Line: Critical Literacy In The Export Processing Zones Of Ruaraka, Kenya, Abby MacPhail
Judgement on the Grass: One Community’s Search For Reconciliation In Post-Genocide Rwanda, Bethany E. Mahler
Enhancing Project Management through Multi-level Participation in Monitoring and Evaluation: The Northern Mountain Poverty Reduction Project in Vietnam, Nguyen Van Manh
Enhancing Project Management through Multi-level Participation in Monitoring and Evaluation: The Northern Mountain Poverty Reduction Project in Vietnam, Nguyen Van Manh
Education for Self-Reliance: Rethinking Education for a Rural Community in Indonesia, Hasriadi Masalam
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
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
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
Methods And Systems Of Purposeful Reshaping Of Ethnic Identities – Serbs In Former Yugoslavia, Tanja Meničanin
To Build Trust: A Psychosocial Inquiry into the Final Status Issues of the Israel/Palestine Conflict in the West Bank, Brian S. Miner
To Build Trust: A Psychosocial Inquiry into the Final Status Issues of the Israel/Palestine Conflict in the West Bank, Brian S. Miner
Are You My Mother? Integrating High Risk Children Living In Residential Care: A Narrative Study In A Rural Ethiopian Village, Carolyn Moore
Are You My Mother? Integrating High Risk Children Living In Residential Care: A Narrative Study In A Rural Ethiopian Village, Carolyn Moore
A Common Thread: Coalition Building through Advocacy Planning, Carey A. Morgan
A Common Thread: Coalition Building through Advocacy Planning, Carey A. Morgan
Kids Know What Peace Is: Urban Teacher Experiences with a Community Based Peace Learning Organization, Paul J. Moriarity
Kids Know What Peace Is: Urban Teacher Experiences with a Community Based Peace Learning Organization, Paul J. Moriarity
The German Flower Campaign for Workers’ Rights and the Environment: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Campaigns, Megan L. Moss
The German Flower Campaign for Workers’ Rights and the Environment: Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Campaigns, Megan L. Moss
End refugee warehousing:, Angela W. Muthee
The Nexus Between Conflict and Development: A Case Study of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Project, Valery Nadjingarel Nadjibe
Pesticide Use in Thailand: Policy Analysis and Recommendations, Phana Nakkharach
Pesticide Use in Thailand: Policy Analysis and Recommendations, Phana Nakkharach
Oil Wealth And Niger Delta Crisis; Gender Perspectives & Women’s Interventions In Building Peace, Roselyn Onyegbula
Oil Wealth And Niger Delta Crisis; Gender Perspectives & Women’s Interventions In Building Peace, Roselyn Onyegbula
A Decade-Long Maoist Conflict In Nepal And A Successful Peace Process, Yogendra P. Paneru
A Decade-Long Maoist Conflict In Nepal And A Successful Peace Process, Yogendra P. Paneru
Attitude Formation in College Students in Henan Province, China Regarding Minority Nationals, Austen Petersen
Attitude Formation in College Students in Henan Province, China Regarding Minority Nationals, Austen Petersen
Small and Medium Enterprises in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam An examination of problems and prospects, Yen Trung Pham
Small and Medium Enterprises in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam An examination of problems and prospects, Yen Trung Pham
Using the Internet and a Youth Exchange Project between the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel to Foster Development through Communication, Pablo Daniel Pitcher
Using the Internet and a Youth Exchange Project between the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel to Foster Development through Communication, Pablo Daniel Pitcher
The URBANET Trade Justice Campaign in Ghana: A Case Study of Efforts to Involve Indigenous Farmers in Advocacy, Masud Aziz Rauf
The URBANET Trade Justice Campaign in Ghana: A Case Study of Efforts to Involve Indigenous Farmers in Advocacy, Masud Aziz Rauf
Looking Backward, Moving Forward: Success-Based Capacity Building in Rural Brazil, Blake H. Schmidt
Intercultural Training For Specific Purposes In Corporate Tokyo: Cultural Competence Or Avoidance?, Andrew Shaffer
Intercultural Training For Specific Purposes In Corporate Tokyo: Cultural Competence Or Avoidance?, Andrew Shaffer
Palestinian Refugee Youth and the Legacy of Right of Return, Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch
Palestinian Refugee Youth and the Legacy of Right of Return, Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch
In Search of Policy Options for Transforming Bhutanese Refugee Problem in Nepal, Deo D. Sharma
In Search of Policy Options for Transforming Bhutanese Refugee Problem in Nepal, Deo D. Sharma
Teacher Training in Post Solidarnosc Poland: A Journey through Intercultural Communication & Social Justice Theory, Practice, and Personal Growth, Mary Katherine Sigda
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 “Inroads” Of Backroads, Krista Susan Simundson
Innovative Development Initiatives: Area Based Management Development Program, The South Durban Basin, Julia Slocum
Innovative Development Initiatives: Area Based Management Development Program, The South Durban Basin, Julia Slocum
The World with B Corporations: Visions of Change, John Smith
The World with B Corporations: Visions of Change, John Smith
Malawian Secondary School Prevention Program on HIV/AIDS: An examination of youth’s perceptions of assertiveness, a component of Life Skills Education for overcoming the problem., Luwiza Soko Puleni
Malawian Secondary School Prevention Program on HIV/AIDS: An examination of youth’s perceptions of assertiveness, a component of Life Skills Education for overcoming the problem., Luwiza Soko Puleni
Evaluating Saint Michael’s College Short-Term Program To Ghana For Impact On Students’ Personal Development Based On The Principles Of Transformative Learning, Samantha Rae Stanley
Evaluating Saint Michael’s College Short-Term Program To Ghana For Impact On Students’ Personal Development Based On The Principles Of Transformative Learning, Samantha Rae Stanley
The Future of Forestry Certification: Struggles over Livelihood and Conservation, Kelly Stoddard
The Future of Forestry Certification: Struggles over Livelihood and Conservation, Kelly Stoddard
What is Integration? Migrants’, Refugees’, and Asylum seekers’ Views and Experiences- A Study from London, Anne Stoltenberg
What is Integration? Migrants’, Refugees’, and Asylum seekers’ Views and Experiences- A Study from London, Anne Stoltenberg
The Relationship Between Workers’ Centers And Labor Unions In The United States Today, Ian Stone
The Relationship Between Workers’ Centers And Labor Unions In The United States Today, Ian Stone
Hurricane Katrina as experienced by the Red Cross: What are administrative lessons learned by Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Relief in the year following the disaster? How do they plan to improve for the future?, Laura M. M. Swetz Howe
Social Remittances: An Ecuadorian Case Study, Soren Christopher Szczepanek
Social Remittances: An Ecuadorian Case Study, Soren Christopher Szczepanek
Obstacles and Approaches to Gender Equality in Sri Lanka, Mitch Teberg
Obstacles and Approaches to Gender Equality in Sri Lanka, Mitch Teberg
Transforming Ourselves and our Communities, Jennifer Tee
Transforming Ourselves and our Communities, Jennifer Tee
“Money is Vanity but We Need It to Survive": Tourism and Development in the Talamanca Region of Costa Rica, Justin Thomas
“Money is Vanity but We Need It to Survive": Tourism and Development in the Talamanca Region of Costa Rica, Justin Thomas
Permaculture Adoption Among Malawian Farmers: A Positive Deviance Inquiry, Hope Thornton
Permaculture Adoption Among Malawian Farmers: A Positive Deviance Inquiry, Hope Thornton
Completing The Study Abroad Cycle: A Reentry Orientation For Loyola Marymount University, Sonja K. Thorsvik
Completing The Study Abroad Cycle: A Reentry Orientation For Loyola Marymount University, Sonja K. Thorsvik