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Capstone Collection

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 1997 1997

Messages in the Wind: Awareness for Our Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves, James Tvarian

The Impact of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement upon Pharmaceutical Prices, Sara Wood

AIDS Education in Cameroon: Assessing the Impact of "Teach English, Prevent AIDS", Crystal L. Zibas

Submissions from 1996 1996

The Case of FACS: Lessons in Leadership from a Small Non-Profit, W. Scott Adams

The Harvey Williams Memorial Scholarship Program Guidelines, Rhonda Lynette Allen

Needs Assessment of the Hispanic Community in Danbury, Connecticut, Maryangela Amendola

Ketso ea Bua/Action Speakes Community Development Association: a Proposal for a Land-Based Learning with Permaculture Center at Lekokoaneng, ha Souru Lesotho, Craig A. Anderson

Maturity of Armenian Non-Governmental Organizations as Indicated by Human, Financial and Physical Resources, Lisa Boyd

Leadership Survey, Irene Brammertz

Effectively Evaluating Health Education Presentations when Working with a Migratory Farmworker Population, Eva Bryer

A Collection of Seven Family Life Stories: Life Behind the Iron Curtain, Jessica Burdick

Culture and Transvestites in Lima, Peru, Lucien O. Chauvin

Biracial Identity: The Multicultural Experiences of Euro-Bangladeshi Adults, Phillip Shahid Choudhury

Strategic Planning for a Successful Future: Analysis and Evaluation of an Indigenous Ghanaian Rural Development Organization, Sheryl Cowan

Implementation of Participative Management, Ellen Cummings-Cota

Change Management in U.S. Nonprofits: A Staff-Centered Approach, Linda D. Deputy

An Exploration of U.S. American-Japanese Dual-Culture Couple Communication Patterns and the Experiential Learning Cycle, Loran Diehl

International Educational Exchange in Central Europe: Focus Poland, Stuart Fields

Education Abroad Programs with a Social Change Component: Making them Work for Participants and Host Community Members, David Fox

How Local Governments in Southeast Alaska can Integrate Policies, Beliefs, and Values to Shift the Primary Economic Focus to more Ecologically Sustainable Development?, Renee Gayhart

Popular Education in Latin America: An Effective Tool for Social Change?, Marla Gitterman

Operations Manual for a Non-Governmental Development Organization: Sukawala, Noel Patron Gonzalez

The Transcultural Consultant: A Handbook for the Preparation of Parents Concerning the Cultural Needs of the Columbian Adopted Child, Yolanda Vargas Hoffman

An Examination of the Laotian Refugees in a Small Community in Southeastern New Hampshire: The Effects of the Vietnam War and the Assimilation Process on Individuals, Families and Lao Culture, Susan Howard'Dionne

An Education Abroad Handbook, A Trip Leader Handbook, and An Essay on Cross-Cultural Experiential Education written for Warren Wilson College's International Development Program, Jamie Howard

Students, Teachers, and Cross Cultural Interactions: Identifying Challenges and Solutions, Michelle Johnson

Ecotourism as Community Development in the Garifuna Communities of Cabo Camaron, Honduras: Project Planning Models Involving Community Participation, Tristam B. Johnson

Education, Identity and Social Integration of Minority Groups: The Case of the Burakumin in Japan, Takao Kamibeppu

The Glass Ceiling and Women in Academia: A Study of the Barriers that Affect Women's Career Advancement and Upward Mobility at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, Gayle C. Kaylor

Using a Garden Project as a Venue to Promote Environmental Awareness and Appreciation, Community Involvement, and "A Sense of Place" among a More Diverse Section of the Community, Susan Kroll

The American Language Academy, Saint Xavier University, Chicago Illinois: Initial Orientation Guide, Lisa Kuperman

An Evaluation of The Foundation for Community Encouragement's (FCE) Model of Community Building Conducted in Taiwan, Republic of China Among a Multicultural Group, Ellen R. Levine

A Cross-Culture Pre-Departure Training Program for Japanese Managers Going to America, Kevin Lynn

Emotion, Perception and the Pursuit of Self-Awareness, Kristine Chandler Madera

Volunteers and Nonprofit Organizations in Japan and Russia, Margaret Mander

International Group Coordinator Handbook, Bettina Mok

An Evaluation of the Ostional Turtle Egg Harvesting Project from the Women's Perspective, Christine Niven

360 Degree Assessment for Diversity Awareness and Respectful Behavior, Jacqueline Oliveira

"Just One Percent:" A Case Study in Media Advocacy, Joanne O'Sullivan

Global Training: What it is and What it Needs to Be in Corporate Japan, Jennelle Petit

Are Women Included? An Account of Workshop Elements that Influence the Gender-Sensitivity of Agricultural Development Strategies, Anastasia Pickens

The Professional Development Portfolio and Beginning Teachers: A Foundation, Vehicle and Catalyst for Growth, Deirdre Stack

How can NGOs, Cooperatives, and Microenterprises Work Together in Africa?, Derek Stanfill

Reacculturation: A Comparison Between Up with People and Other Sojourner Experiences, Meredith Walther

The Impact of the Summer Abroad Experience on Participants, Nina Colhoun Wilson

The Use of Learning Contracts as One Tool to Improve Overall Satisfaction in the Participant Evaluation Component of Study Abroad Programs: A Case Study of the Northwest Council for Study Abroad, Stacia Zukroff

Submissions from 1995 1995

The F-1 International Student and the Search for a U.S. Work Experience, Lori Anne Adams

A Project Design for the agricultural Development Program of the Kenya Church of Christ (Kilifi District), Randall D. Beckloff

Casual Wage Determination in Refugee Settings: The Case for Economic Appropriateness in Standardized Scales, Philip H. Brown

Exchanging Human Rights Experience: A Handbook for Practical Training, Dana Buhl

A Typology of Langauge Maintenance Strategies for Traditional Peoples in Western Europe, Joseph Callahan

A Proposal for a Community-Based Rehabilitation Clubs' Training Seminar: A Product-Oriented Master's Thesis, Jim Carroll

A Training Manual for Pueblo to People's Producer Contact Representatives, Cathie Chilson

Balkan Lessons: Issues of Cross-Cultural Diversity Training in Bulgaria, Timothy J. Colbert

Developing American Transfer Program Linkages in Malaysia, Aaron Colhapp

Accompanying Document: The Lesotho Council of NGOs Field Manual for NGO Drought Emergency Response, Charles Danzoll

The Cass Residential Life Program of Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Gregory Dargiewicz

Advocating Change: Northern Strategies at Work, Lulu Mary Davies

A Study to Determine how to Sustain Regular Support and Compensation for Community Health Workers in Community Based Health Care Programs within the Context of Community Participation, Brian A. Delcarme

Developing International Living Centers on U.S. Campuses, Kristen D. Ekstran

Orienting International High School Exchange Students, Mary Lou Forward

Decentralization and Empowerment in Baha'i Community Development: Perceived Changes in the Willingness of Individual Baha'is to participate in the development and implementation of expansion and consolidation programs as a result of administrative decentralization in Ontario, Duncan Hanks

Oral Communication in a Multicultural Classroom: Factors which Affect Participation, Teegrey Karen Iannuzzi

Managing Culturally Diverse Occupational Therapy Departments: Comparison of Two Ethnographic Case Studies, Doris K. Jackson

A Curriculum Guide for a Three-Credit Course on Nonprofit Institutional Advancement for Students in the Program in Intercultural Management (PIM) at the School for International Training (SIT), Ginger L. Jones

Corporate Adolescence: Passage to Globalization, Toshiko Kawanami

Assistance to the Government of Moldova through UNISTAR, TOKTEN, UNV and TCDC Programmes, Meg Kinghorn

Marketing a Program for Japanese Students: Developing a Brochure for Japanese Student Services, Hisako Kobayashi

Creating Cultural Literacy: A Guide To Developing, Implementing, And Evaluating An International Student Speaker Program, Laurie Lewis

Converting an American Branch Office into a Japanese Limited Liability Corporation, Ingrid Lohr

Interdisciplinary Communication in a Winrock International Seed Project, Sarah H. Luche

Multicultural Welfare Directive, Cassie Mannix

Accompanying Document to a Trainers Manual: A Comprehensive Guide to Pre-Service Agriculture Extension Training for Peace Corps Lesotho, Abby Maxman

Influential Cultural Determinants of American Decision-Making in the Foreign Policy Realm, Anna Micha-Killingsworth

Stress and Social Pressure in Japanese Secondary Schools, Daniel Middleton

Socio-Cultural Aspects of Agroforestry: An Integral Component of Sustainable Development, David Mitzel

NGO Management in Namibia: A Search for an Indigenous Management Practice, Jeremia Lucas Muadinohamba

Building: Relationship between NGOs and Government: The Case of Kenya, James N. Njoroge

Commune Health Worker: A Case Study Of Commune Health Workers In Cambodian Villages, Yutaka Oiwa

Cultures And Their Classrooms: A Study Of Cultural Influences In Japanese Junior High Schools, Faith Ortler

A Residence Supervisor Model For Franklin College, Switzerland, Bonnie Parker

The Impact Of Codependency On The Severity Of Culture Shock, Mary Potter

The US Military, International Disaster Relief And Humanitarian Intervention, Richard Ragan

Northern Nongovernmental Organizations And Global Education, Rieko Sakai

The Relationship Between International Nongovernmental Organizations And Their Donors: A Case Study Of Development Eduation And Dialogue, Jayashri Sarkar

Feasibility Study For The Property Of Cerro Frio, Costa Rica, Colleen Scanlan

Supporting Information For English And Cross-Cultural Training Component, Richard Scruggs

When The People Lead: How To Create Leaders In Grassroots Organizations, Tom Shaver

Non-governmental Organizations' On National Policy Formulation In Zimbabwe: A Research Study, Harold Sibanda

Culture And Power: A Study Of Intercultural Communication And Multiculturalism, Patricia Silver

Submissions from 1994 1994

Community Service as a Requirement for Graduation at Nur University, Friedrich W. Affolter

Special Programs Handbook for Student Interns at the Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos, Robert M. Carolin

Organizational Diversity, Valerie Rose Carter

An Intercultural Guide to Hispanic Culture, Juliann Cerrito

Strategies in Campus Internationalization: The Study Abroad Fair, Ellen Clore

A Layperson's Guide to Ethnic Textiles, Beth S. Davis

A Guidebook for SIT Students on Environmental Work in Northeast Brazil, Dennis J. Diligent

Community Sourcing: From Beginning to Success, Pamela R. Faura

U.S. Citizens in the North of Spain: An Intercultural Training, Maria Luisa Garcia del Soto

Meeting Clients' Contraceptive Needs: A Guide for Family Planning Professionals, Jill Gentry