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 2005
A collective case study of Central American ICT handicraft organizations, Melanie Lansing
What characteristics make up an effective board of a grassroots organization?, Maria Laura Larquier
What characteristics make up an effective board of a grassroots organization?, Maria Laura Larquier
A model of aftercare for female juveniles, Vivian Y. Lee
A model of aftercare for female juveniles, Vivian Y. Lee
Expert advice : a study on the role of foreign development practitioners who work in Cambodian government institutions, Peter T. Leth
Expert advice : a study on the role of foreign development practitioners who work in Cambodian government institutions, Peter T. Leth
Literacy for poverty alleviation and social change : an assessment of Proliteracy Worldwide's program in China, He Lianggang
Literacy for poverty alleviation and social change : an assessment of Proliteracy Worldwide's program in China, He Lianggang
Belize post-independence : a study of decolonization, Kristina Ljungberg
Belize post-independence : a study of decolonization, Kristina Ljungberg
Assessing and Addressing the Feminization of Poverty: Case Study of the Social Development Fund in Senegal, Fatou Aminata Lo
Assessing and Addressing the Feminization of Poverty: Case Study of the Social Development Fund in Senegal, Fatou Aminata Lo
The use of theater-based training to promote change in a diverse workforce : a case study, Charmaign Lomastro
The use of theater-based training to promote change in a diverse workforce : a case study, Charmaign Lomastro
The Azerbaijan Connections and Exchange Program : did Spring 2005 participation affect students' worldviews?, Mark Lydon
The Azerbaijan Connections and Exchange Program : did Spring 2005 participation affect students' worldviews?, Mark Lydon
Shifting concepts and experiences of power of undocumented migrant women domestic workers, Anna Liza Magno
Shifting concepts and experiences of power of undocumented migrant women domestic workers, Anna Liza Magno
Experiential learning at sea, Orville E. Mooney
Experiential learning at sea, Orville E. Mooney
Acquiring Land and Sense of Self for Campesinos in the Context of the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accords, Mark Morton
Acquiring Land and Sense of Self for Campesinos in the Context of the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accords, Mark Morton
Integrating Undergraduate Research and Study Abroad: Students’ Perceptions on the Effects of Undergraduate Research Abroad on Student Development, Friederike S. Muehls
Integrating Undergraduate Research and Study Abroad: Students’ Perceptions on the Effects of Undergraduate Research Abroad on Student Development, Friederike S. Muehls
How can Social Entrepreneurs Effectively Employ Performance Measurement Strategies to Achieve Both Greater Programmatic Impact and Organizational Success?, Debra Brodsky Natenshon
How can Social Entrepreneurs Effectively Employ Performance Measurement Strategies to Achieve Both Greater Programmatic Impact and Organizational Success?, Debra Brodsky Natenshon
Return Migration and Brain Drain: The Ghanaian Student’s Experience, Akosua Akuffo Nyako
Return Migration and Brain Drain: The Ghanaian Student’s Experience, Akosua Akuffo Nyako
The impact of study abroad participants' personal and professional development, Galina A. Ostanina
The impact of study abroad participants' personal and professional development, Galina A. Ostanina
Human resource management of foreign service nationals, Scott Alan Paul
Human resource management of foreign service nationals, Scott Alan Paul
The benefits and challenges of self-assessment at Friends World program : a case study, Desha Peacock
The benefits and challenges of self-assessment at Friends World program : a case study, Desha Peacock
Sustained problems : impact of returnees on public services in Basrah, Iraq, Josef Pfattner
Sustained problems : impact of returnees on public services in Basrah, Iraq, Josef Pfattner
Stakeholder relations in serving children with HIV/AIDS in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Trang Thi Thu Pham
Stakeholder relations in serving children with HIV/AIDS in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Trang Thi Thu Pham
Refugee empowerment : an alternative approach to refugee resettlement, Aryakorn Joy Phaphouvaninh
Refugee empowerment : an alternative approach to refugee resettlement, Aryakorn Joy Phaphouvaninh
Perceptions of service in international service learning, Katherine N. Punteney
Perceptions of service in international service learning, Katherine N. Punteney
The Women's League of Burma's advocacy team : the obstacles many, their numbers few, their voices powerful and their strength immeasurable - seeking justice where there is none, Jennifer A. Quigley
The Women's League of Burma's advocacy team : the obstacles many, their numbers few, their voices powerful and their strength immeasurable - seeking justice where there is none, Jennifer A. Quigley
Redefining citizen participation : lessons in building socially sustainable development : an NGO approach to integrated municipal development in El Salvador, Amanda Rabinowitz
Redefining citizen participation : lessons in building socially sustainable development : an NGO approach to integrated municipal development in El Salvador, Amanda Rabinowitz
Strengthening the Collective Voice: Palestinian Woman NGO Leaders, Sandra Rasheed
Strengthening the Collective Voice: Palestinian Woman NGO Leaders, Sandra Rasheed
Personal Narratives as a Peacebuilding Tool: A Study of Djerbien Jewish and Muslim Co-existence, Aida Robana
Personal Narratives as a Peacebuilding Tool: A Study of Djerbien Jewish and Muslim Co-existence, Aida Robana
The impact of an online orientation program on the cross-cultural learning of study abroad students, Oscar Emile Romero
The impact of an online orientation program on the cross-cultural learning of study abroad students, Oscar Emile Romero
Forest certification of non-industrial private forest landowners : perceptions in the forest products industry, John Nicholas Safay
Forest certification of non-industrial private forest landowners : perceptions in the forest products industry, John Nicholas Safay
21st-Century Human Resource Development: The Cross-Cultural Compatibility of 360-Degree Feedback, Alia Santini
21st-Century Human Resource Development: The Cross-Cultural Compatibility of 360-Degree Feedback, Alia Santini
Resisting Israeli occupation to satisfy psychological needs : a case study of four nonviolent Palestinian freedom fighters, Lasse Schmidt
Tourism and sustainable development: A case study of tourism impacts on the Senegalese Petite Côte region, Jean-Claude Kobenan Seye
Tourism and sustainable development: A case study of tourism impacts on the Senegalese Petite Côte region, Jean-Claude Kobenan Seye
Finding meaning : outcomes of short-term experiential education abroad programs revealed, Kirsten Sheppard
Finding meaning : outcomes of short-term experiential education abroad programs revealed, Kirsten Sheppard
Reframing history : Venezuelan students' and teachers' experiences addressing issues of social justice in a history class during Chavez's educational reforms, Jouveth Andrea Shortell
Reframing history : Venezuelan students' and teachers' experiences addressing issues of social justice in a history class during Chavez's educational reforms, Jouveth Andrea Shortell
Listening and identity development : conflict transformation skills for the at-risk adolescent, Mary Shymanski
Listening and identity development : conflict transformation skills for the at-risk adolescent, Mary Shymanski
Giving and receiving : the food pantry experience and the question of empowerment, Angela V. Smith
Giving and receiving : the food pantry experience and the question of empowerment, Angela V. Smith
Spiritual development as a framework for sustainable development, Larissa Snorek-Yates
Spiritual development as a framework for sustainable development, Larissa Snorek-Yates
Bringing the Big World to a Small Campus: A Study of the Internationalization Process at Edgewood College, Deborah Stengle
Bringing the Big World to a Small Campus: A Study of the Internationalization Process at Edgewood College, Deborah Stengle
Identity Development And Healing: The Process Of Personal Transformation For Sexual Assault Survivors, Sharon Stevenson
Identity Development And Healing: The Process Of Personal Transformation For Sexual Assault Survivors, Sharon Stevenson
Strategic Competency Management within an International Context, Kristin Jean Stupfel
Strategic Competency Management within an International Context, Kristin Jean Stupfel
Gender differences in the Oromo cultural way of knowing : implications for nonformal education design, Belien Solomon Tadesse
Gender differences in the Oromo cultural way of knowing : implications for nonformal education design, Belien Solomon Tadesse
Action-based trust : a pathway to voter participation among community-based national service volunteers in Kerala, India, Cecil Thomas
Action-based trust : a pathway to voter participation among community-based national service volunteers in Kerala, India, Cecil Thomas
Building self sufficient food systems : challenges and triumphs of sustainable agriculture systems in Palestine, Melanie Thomas
Building self sufficient food systems : challenges and triumphs of sustainable agriculture systems in Palestine, Melanie Thomas
Community policing in the Republic of Georgia, James C. Thorn
Community policing in the Republic of Georgia, James C. Thorn
Unequal access : a socioeconomic analysis of the delivery of public health in the United States, Aaron Thorp
Unequal access : a socioeconomic analysis of the delivery of public health in the United States, Aaron Thorp
How can Participatory Research Methods be used to increase Effective Communication in NGO’s?, Octavio Luis Tinsly
How can Participatory Research Methods be used to increase Effective Communication in NGO’s?, Octavio Luis Tinsly
Creating youth ambassadors with a sense of self : examining expectations and training for cultural ambassadorship on Canadian Rotary Youth Exchange, Robert Obee Tower
Creating youth ambassadors with a sense of self : examining expectations and training for cultural ambassadorship on Canadian Rotary Youth Exchange, Robert Obee Tower
Children at the Gate: Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of AIDS Orphans in Northern Namibia, Shirley A. Triano
Children at the Gate: Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of AIDS Orphans in Northern Namibia, Shirley A. Triano
Reciprocity in academic service-learning : not simply a matter of principle, Heidi L. Vrankin
Reciprocity in academic service-learning : not simply a matter of principle, Heidi L. Vrankin
Values and Subjective Well-Being in Teenage Girls and Older Women Affiliated with a Guatemalan Development Project, Kaela Sage Vronsky
Values and Subjective Well-Being in Teenage Girls and Older Women Affiliated with a Guatemalan Development Project, Kaela Sage Vronsky