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 2015
Cal Poly Study Abroad Program Design for Facilitation of Intercultural Competency, Erica Jorgenson
ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUE CREATION: TRANSFORMING A COLLECTIVE OF INFLUENTIAL DIGITAL NATIVES INTO A SOCIAL VENTURE OPPORTUNITY, Mariel M. Kanene
Reframing Inclusion: Cross-cultural interventions for families with Deaf children in Swaziland, Pamela Keilig
Beyond NAFSA: An Assessment of Professional Development Needs of Secondary-Level International Education Professionals, Emily A. Keizer
Youth Work and Burnout: Perspectives on stress and burnout from the education and human service profession, Stacy King
The Future of INGOs: A Qualitative Case Study of Save the Children, Cristina M. Kowarick
Enhancing the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Proposal Process to Facilitate the Creation of Academically Enriched Programs, Tanya Kramer
Structuring a Comparative Assessment: Lessons on Advocacy Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, Daniel G. Landeros
Foreign Language Education Through an International Education Lens, Bridget Landry
Assessing Organizational Data Culture to Create an Ideal Data Ecosystem, Lauren M. Leary
Strategic Study Abroad: A Program Proposal for Continued Faith Development of Chi Alpha Students Studying Abroad, Erin Leonard
JEST, Mary Ann Lockard
Reinventing the Role of Children and Youth in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, Amirah M. Alias
STEP RIGHT UP! : Using Circus Arts in Youth Peacebuilding Programs, Rachel Marr
The Effect of Service-Learning on Social Identity Development: The Impact Scholars Program, Kylie McCreesh
Travel Tales: the role of storytelling in abroad experience and healing, Colleen N. McMurray
Maturity Models for Development: Institutionalizing an ICT4D Approach, Miguel Martin V. Menez
Ensuring Social Success: Assessing the Factors that Affect the Social Experiences of International Students at a Large, Urban Community College in Texas, Sharon A. Miller
Somali Remittances Campaign, Ammar Mohammed
Mitigating Constraints in Resource Access: The Design and Delivery of a Sustainable Livelihood and Human Rights Project in Big Babanki, Cameroon, Robert V. Muluh
From MDGs to SDGs: Women and Girls' Voices On The Global Development Agenda, Cleopatra Ndlovu
Policy Recommendations for Alleviating Homelessness in Chittenden County, Vermont, Brittany E. Nevins
Mandated Literacy Curricula: Teachers’ Perceptions of Fundations in the K-3 Classroom, Maresa E. Nielson
TOWARDS A COHESIVE CIVIL RESISTANCE-ORIENTED PROGRAMS IN PALESTINE, Ayman A M Nijim Mr.
Measuring Equity in Transit-Oriented Development: Application to Affordable Housing, Beryl Oranga
Finding and Funding a Future for Aguadulce: RUEDA Recycling Social Venture in Panama, Maria Raquel Ortiz
Intercultural Competence Abroad: Creating an ICC Track at the Umbra Institute, Maria Papapietro
Regulation to Promote Children’s Environmental Health in North Carolina: A Case Study of the Toxic Free Kids Act, Preston Peck
CIEE Local Coordinator Training: Supporting U.S. Department of State High School Exchange Students, Kathryn (Katie) Pfohl
Why is the Color of One’s Skin so Significant in Southern Mexico?, Savalda Jacqueline Platt
Development in Alaska/British Columbia Transboundary Watersheds: A Campaign for International Joint Commission Involvement, Elizabeth Purdy
Moving to Amend: How One Social Movement Aims to Restore Democracy and Abolish Corporate Personhood, Mae Quilty
Policy Recommendations for Michigan Promise Zones, Shantel E. Reynolds
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES, Erin Roaza
Spoken Language to be Embraced and Avoided Around Disability: Words That Impact Identity and Sense of Achievement, Jessica M. Rodrigues
"No Write Way": Plagiarism Policy, Implementation, and Intercultural Competence at NYU Shanghai, Rebecca Rozek
The Gender Imbalance in U.S. Outbound Study Abroad: A Case Study of Semester at Sea, Jessica L. Ryan
KAKA TOURIST VILLAGE PROJECT: A TALE OF PROSPERITY, Maarof A. Sanad
The Hidden Epidemic: Mental Health Epidemiology in Post-Conflict Populations and Implications for Conflict Transformation Practices, Jennifer Sato
Culture and Cognition: The role culture plays in cognitive development in rural Tanzania, Eileen Seissen
Faculty Knowledge of the Purposes and Processes of Short-Term Faculty Led Study Abroad, Sandra L. Short
Unlocking a Narrative: Stories of Islam and Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Jeremy Sinensky
Implementation of a Participatory Approach to Monitoring and Evaluation: Literature Review & Case Study Application, Lucas Sokol-Oxman
The Lights Turn Off, But The Future Is Bright - How the power crisis affects social livelihoods in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic., Christian R. Suero
Implementing a Strategic Planning Process into a Non-Profit Organization (PH) for Developing Long Term Goal-Oriented Approaches to Programming and Organizational Health, Hannah Taliaferro
Cupcakes con Conciencia - Empowering Vulnerable Women, Tricia Thompson
The Role of Media in Nepal’s Peacebuilding Process, Dipak Raj Tiwari
Experiential Language Learning: A Short-Term Study Abroad Program to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala for Canton High School, Michelle Traub
Rebuilding Houses, Rebuilding Ukraine: Peacebuilding through Youth Service-Learning, Katherine Tremont
Case Studies in Sustainable Development Abroad with ProWorld Service Corps., Tavia L. Trulson
Transitions: The First Year Experience of International Undergraduates at Yale College, Danielle Valles
Modifying the Virginia Regulated Investor-Owned Utility Model for the Common Good, Steven J. Williams
Communicating Across Cultures: An Intercultural Training For the University of Connecticut School of Law Staff and Faculty, Christine Xiong
The Global Village: Improving Intercultural Experiences at Keene State College Through Living/Learning Communities, Laura Zuelch
Submissions from 2014
Living-Learning Communities: Impacts on Exchange Students' Social Integration, Sara Alhakam
On the Link between Conflict, Underdevelopment and the Pursuit of Basic Needs Satisfaction: A Survey of Haitian Construction Workers in the Dominican Republic, Joseph W. Alliance
Risk Management for Secondary School Study Abroad Programs, Marley Aloe
Basic Human Health and Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study of a Community in Monte Plata, Dominican Republic, Rachelle H. Arnoux
Work and Study Abroad – Students’ Perceptions of the Effects of International Internships on their Personal and Professional Development, Aleksandra Asparuhova
Class(ed)Room: Individualized Student Disciplinary Policies as Ignoring the Current Economic Order, Nicole H. Awwad
Planning Sustainable Food Hubs: Thinking Beyond Economic Viability to Democratize Local Food Access, Ashley Bahlkow
Global IMPACT: A Service-Learning Course for Semester at Sea, Karen Bajda
For Better or For Worse: Gender and the Congo Basin Forests, Jennifer M. Bangoura
Designing Pre-Departure Orientation as a For-Credit Academic Seminar: Curriculum and Content, Joshua P. Barber
Teaching the Moral Imagination: How Global Education Aids in Peacebuilding, Charlee Bianchini
Internationalizing the Study Abroad Classroom: An Intensive English Program at the American Graduate School in Paris, Jordan A. Caley
Social Return on Investment Methodology- To Justify, Track, and Manage Socio-Economic Development Investments in Madagascar, Christopher Carazas
Communicating Climate Change: A National Security Framework, Stacy Casey
A Student Assessment in Value of Cooperative Education Curriculum Integrated Through Character Development: The Greenwood School, Rebecca Clarke
Preparing Teen Girls to Enter the Workforce through a Job-Readiness Training Program in the Dominican Republic, Genevieve F. Corrin
Social Justice Education and the Politics of Reform, William Crawford
Leaving a Legacy. Jacksonville University: Freshman Experience Abroad, England, Carolyn Crist
Setting Expectations: An Onsite Orientation for Intern Abroad Programs in London, Ilse B. Damkoehler
Collaboration in Campus-Wide Internationalization Initiatives: A Case Study of the BEYOND Initiative at Ferris State University, Kate Davidson
The Value of Conservation Easements: An analysis of the effects of conservation easements on property values in Central Vermont., Jonathan Decker
International Students in the Classroom: A Faculty Learning Community, Carolina De la Rosa
Authentic Dialogue: Where Intimacy, Vulnerability, and Conflict Transformation Intersect, Lauren Elio
Reframing SEA Semester®: A Model Living and Learning Program in Education Abroad, Katharine W. Enos
Youth Empowerment & Conflict Transformation through Sports: The Challenge of Evaluating the Success of Youth & Sports Programs around the World, AnnMarie Fitzhenry
Active Development of Tacit Knowledge: ADTK In a World Without Farmers, Roger E. Garrett Jr.
Exploring Service Learning in Study Abroad: An Evaluation of The Umbra Institute’s Urban Spaces Course, Lisa M. George
Long-Lasting Impact of Faculty-Led Study Abroad: An Alumni Perspective, Nancy Georgiev
Global Education in New York City High Schools: What we can learn, Emily Gifford
North Dakota State University Study Abroad Strategic Plan: Enhancing Student Mobility for the 21st Century, Krysta Gorder
Amended Incoming International Student Orientation for the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, Monica Hamm
The Freshers' Study Abroad Program: A Fall Matriculation Program for Admitted Students at the University of Tokyo, Daniel Hegedus
Recruitment of ESL Students for the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Allison Heine de Romero
Designing and Delivering Staff Training for New Student Advisors: A Residential ESL Pathway School in Massachusetts, Brodie Henry
Youth Speak Out: Facilitating Youth-Led Action Research Projects in DC, Libby R. Hill
Analysis of the Efficacy of Criminal Court Mediation as a Tool of Restorative Justice, Teresa Hoerres
Environmental Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, and Personal Growth: A Short-Term Study Abroad Program Design for the University of Colorado, Boulder, Jana K. Howlett