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
First Year International Experience for Business Students, Kanoknart Visudtibhan
Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction in an Ethnic Community in Vietnam, Hoang Vuong
Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction in an Ethnic Community in Vietnam, Hoang Vuong
Peacebuilding and Development in Sri Lanka. Through the Framework of Experiential Education, Frances D. Walsh
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
An Appreciative Inquiry of Volunteerism: A Case Study of Individual’s Volunteering for an NGO in Granada, Nicaragua, Eric V. Weisenberger
Reentry for the Net Generation: Addressing International Student Needs through an Online Training Instrument, Elizabeth K. Weisenburger
Family Farm Defenders’ Fight Against the National Animal Identification System, Katherine I. Wied
Family Farm Defenders’ Fight Against the National Animal Identification System, Katherine I. Wied
The Thin Line Between Influence And Interference: Lessons Learned from an Examination of US Democracy Promotion Efforts in Bolivia, Elliot D. Williams
The Thin Line Between Influence And Interference: Lessons Learned from an Examination of US Democracy Promotion Efforts in Bolivia, Elliot D. Williams
Beyond Mass Action: A Study Of Collective Organizing Among Liberian Women Using Feminist Movement Perspectives, Korto Williams
Beyond Mass Action: A Study Of Collective Organizing Among Liberian Women Using Feminist Movement Perspectives, Korto Williams
The Effectiveness And Development Sustainability Of NGOs’ Approach To Modernizing Ecological Issues: A Case Study Of The Sustainable Colorado Water Caucus’ Initiatives, I Made Anom Wiranata
The Effectiveness And Development Sustainability Of NGOs’ Approach To Modernizing Ecological Issues: A Case Study Of The Sustainable Colorado Water Caucus’ Initiatives, I Made Anom Wiranata
An Integrated Model of Health Literacy: The Role of Non-formal Education Groups in HIV/AIDS Health-Seeking Behaviors in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Leanne N. Wolff
An Integrated Model of Health Literacy: The Role of Non-formal Education Groups in HIV/AIDS Health-Seeking Behaviors in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Leanne N. Wolff
Practicing What We Preach: Using M&E To Develop The Learning Capacity Of The Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan, Anne Worthington
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
An Investigation Into The Social Marketing Practices Of Smaller Nonprofit Organizations, Sean Young
Submissions from 2007
Development Or Disintegration: A Social Impact Focus Of Ecotourism In Costa Rica, Mandy Aaberg
Development Or Disintegration: A Social Impact Focus Of Ecotourism In Costa Rica, Mandy Aaberg
Faith in International Development – an Islamic Perspective, Shodi Abdulvasiev
University Of California, Irvine: A model to formally develop international exchanges, Tasha S. Alexander
University Of California, Irvine: A model to formally develop international exchanges, Tasha S. Alexander
Up North, Down South: Natural Resource Management in Australia and New Zealand, Nicole Anderson
Up North, Down South: Natural Resource Management in Australia and New Zealand, Nicole Anderson
Mutuality: Opportunities and Challenges in International Service-Learning Programs in Oaxaca, Mexico, Melanie Arsenault
Mutuality: Opportunities and Challenges in International Service-Learning Programs in Oaxaca, Mexico, Melanie Arsenault
Advocacy in Myanmar: Planning for Save the Children, Khin Mar Aung
Advocacy in Myanmar: Planning for Save the Children, Khin Mar Aung
Bicultural Egyptians, Self And Other Perceptions: Strangers Abroad; Foreigners At Home, Mary B. Ayad
Bicultural Egyptians, Self And Other Perceptions: Strangers Abroad; Foreigners At Home, Mary B. Ayad
Socially Engaged Spirituality: Spiritual Motivation For Social Change In Delegations To The Bajo Lempa Region Of El Salvador, Michelle Balek
Socially Engaged Spirituality: Spiritual Motivation For Social Change In Delegations To The Bajo Lempa Region Of El Salvador, Michelle Balek
Yo Voy Con La Sexta: U.S. Adherents To The Zapatista National Liberation Army's Sixth Declaration Of The Selva Lancandona, Corry Banton
Yo Voy Con La Sexta: U.S. Adherents To The Zapatista National Liberation Army's Sixth Declaration Of The Selva Lancandona, Corry Banton
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Teachers’ Views About Culture in the Classroom, Marlow Jenelle Barton
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Teachers’ Views About Culture in the Classroom, Marlow Jenelle Barton
Creating A Global Communication Strategy with Champions of UNICEF’s P²D (Personal Times Professional Development Program), Elicia H. Berger
Creating A Global Communication Strategy with Champions of UNICEF’s P²D (Personal Times Professional Development Program), Elicia H. Berger
Intercultural Intimacy: an examination of cross-cultural couples and the implications for intercultural communication competence, Stéphanie Guimarães Bibb
Intercultural Intimacy: an examination of cross-cultural couples and the implications for intercultural communication competence, Stéphanie Guimarães Bibb
Mentoring Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated: An Examination of Their Technical Assistance Needs, Vanessa Ruth Bistarelli
Mentoring Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated: An Examination of Their Technical Assistance Needs, Vanessa Ruth Bistarelli
U.S. Based International Volunteering: An Exploration Of Peace Corps Thailand Volunteers As Community Development Workers, Andrea Bontrager
U.S. Based International Volunteering: An Exploration Of Peace Corps Thailand Volunteers As Community Development Workers, Andrea Bontrager
Listening To and Learning From Katrina Survivors, Janet Brocklehurst
Listening To and Learning From Katrina Survivors, Janet Brocklehurst
Sport And Gender Roles: A Viewpoint From Liberian Adolescent Girls In Ghana, Lauren M. Brunner
Sport And Gender Roles: A Viewpoint From Liberian Adolescent Girls In Ghana, Lauren M. Brunner
Intercultural Communicative Competence In TESOL Programs Across The Northeast, Kathereine Bryant
Intercultural Communicative Competence In TESOL Programs Across The Northeast, Kathereine Bryant
Profitable Sustainability: The Future of the Millennium Business, Vikas Budakoti
Profitable Sustainability: The Future of the Millennium Business, Vikas Budakoti
Bridging Microenterprise Development with Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction: Coping With Mission Drift in Ghana, John Eliot Burg
Bridging Microenterprise Development with Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction: Coping With Mission Drift in Ghana, John Eliot Burg
Combating the Sophomore Slump and Declining Retention Rates: An Experiential Academic Program for Second Year International Students, Christy Burke
Combating the Sophomore Slump and Declining Retention Rates: An Experiential Academic Program for Second Year International Students, Christy Burke
Diversity in Study Abroad, Joseph Reed Caldwell
Diversity in Study Abroad, Joseph Reed Caldwell
Rural At-Risk Youth: Identifying Community Supported Program Goals, Dorothy Alston Calley
Rural At-Risk Youth: Identifying Community Supported Program Goals, Dorothy Alston Calley
Designing a Monitoring & Evaluation System: A Case Study of Etta II, Katie Chandler
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
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
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
The Truth About Profit in the Non-Profit Sector: Staying Focused on Mission at Thompson Island Outward Bound, Boston, MA, Alison Clark
There’s No Place Like Home: Heritage-Seeking In The Experiences Of U.S. Students Of African Descent On SIT Study Abroad Programs, Akilah Clarke
There’s No Place Like Home: Heritage-Seeking In The Experiences Of U.S. Students Of African Descent On SIT Study Abroad Programs, Akilah Clarke
An Assessment Design for the Peking University – Yale University, Susan Coleman
An Assessment Design for the Peking University – Yale University, Susan Coleman
Creative Dialogues: Exploring Arts-based Dialogues in Issues of Diversity and Social Identity in an Australian Context, Reed Chapman Colver
Creative Dialogues: Exploring Arts-based Dialogues in Issues of Diversity and Social Identity in an Australian Context, Reed Chapman Colver
Making money matter, Jennifer Core
Making money matter, Jennifer Core
The Power Of Pie: Food Centric Informal Social Relational Approaches For Transforming Rural Community Conflict, Janet M. Damon
The Power Of Pie: Food Centric Informal Social Relational Approaches For Transforming Rural Community Conflict, Janet M. Damon
Market Campaigns: An Effective Contribution to the Global Justice Movement?, Jennifer DeLury
Market Campaigns: An Effective Contribution to the Global Justice Movement?, Jennifer DeLury
The Works: A Case Study In Corporate Social Responsibility And Climate Change, Richard Denby
The Works: A Case Study In Corporate Social Responsibility And Climate Change, Richard Denby
Multicultural Education In North Carolina: How Is The State Preparing Its Teachers To Change Education? The Case of East Carolina University, Rebecca Denton
Multicultural Education in North Carolina: How is the State Preparing its Teachers to Change Education? The Case of East Carolina University, Rebecca Denton
Multicultural Education in North Carolina: How is the State Preparing its Teachers to Change Education? The Case of East Carolina University, Rebecca Denton