The Capstone Paper is written by students in the SIT Graduate Institute Master of Arts degree 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 prior to July 2011 in the Capstone Collection are limited to SIT and other World Learning faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you are not affiliated with SIT or World Learning and want access to these papers contact your local library and ask about requesting the hard copy on interlibrary loan. Full-text papers written after July 2011 are openly accessible to the public.
Due to copyright restrictions some papers are not available full-text electronically. World Learning affiliated students and staff can check these papers out of the library or, if you are off-campus, request them via interlibrary loan
Submissions from 2010
Communication and Conflict Resolution: An Introductory Workshop Series for the Residents of Morningside Shelter, W. Knowles Wentworth
Submissions from 2009
An Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of The National Reconciliation Commission: The Case Of Ghana, Peter Atta Kwami Agboso
Grow Local, Think Global: Applying Lederach’s Theory of Conflict Transformation to the Local Food Movement in Central Texas, Sthea L. Mason
Submissions from 2008
Moving Forward: A Youth Program For Cambodian-American Youth, Phoebe Connolly
Civil-Military Affairs And The African Command Center: How It Will Affect Somalia, Brehan Robert Doud
Interaction Between Track One And Track Two Actors In Georgia, Alexey N. Kumshatskiy
At The Other End Of The Global Assembly Line: Critical Literacy In The Export Processing Zones Of Ruaraka, Kenya, Abby MacPhail
Kids Know What Peace Is: Urban Teacher Experiences with a Community Based Peace Learning Organization, Paul J. Moriarity
A Decade-Long Maoist Conflict In Nepal And A Successful Peace Process, Yogendra P. Paneru
In Search of Policy Options for Transforming Bhutanese Refugee Problem in Nepal, Deo D. Sharma
Submissions from 2007
Sport And Gender Roles: A Viewpoint From Liberian Adolescent Girls In Ghana, Lauren M. Brunner
The Power Of Pie: Food Centric Informal Social Relational Approaches For Transforming Rural Community Conflict, Janet M. Damon
Perceptions of The Other: Creating a Community of Inclusion At a Christian Liberal Arts College, Amy E. Otis
Is Seeing Believing? An Inquiry Into How Political Reality Tourism Contributes To A Spirit Of Peacebuilding In Israel/Palestine, Rebecca Polivy
The Impact of Contact: An Impact Evaluation Of The Conflict Transformation Across Cultures (Contact) Summer Institute, Susan Michelle Van Schoonhoven
Local and Global Peacebuilding: A Case Study of the Training Program Peace Leadership for Rwandan Women by Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Maki Taniguchi
Ngo Interventions For Conflict Prevention And Resolution: The Case Of Agri-Service Ethiopia, Agerie Alehegne Tefera
Ngo Interventions For Conflict Prevention And Resolution: The Case Of Agri-Service Ethiopia, Agerie Alehegne Tefera
Submissions from 2006
Facing Christianity : evangelism or imperialism?, Clifton C. Fluker
Obeying the situation : exploring Somali refugee experiences in a Ugandan refugee settlement, Brent Elliot Freeman
What is Peacebuilding and Why Does it Matter? A case study of the Cypriot Youth Camps at the School for International Training, Diana E. Gonzalez
Cultural festivals : instrumentalizing the arts for peacebuilding and diplomacy, Sabrina Sadeghi
Submissions from 2005
Resisting Israeli occupation to satisfy psychological needs : a case study of four nonviolent Palestinian freedom fighters, Lasse Schmidt
Submissions from 2004
How Can an Association of Congo Players Survive in the Changing Environment of the 21st Century in the Dominican Republic? A Case Study on the Brotherhood of the Congos of the Holy Spirit of Villa Mella, Michelle Leah Cheltenham
Preventing violence at Lowell Middle School : strategies towards peace, Raveena Manhas
The Cycle of Violence and the Cycle of Reconciliation in Kosova, Leonora Visoka
Submissions from 2003
Post-Conflict Social Recovery towards Sustainable Development and Lasting Peace: A Case Study of a Local Peace Initiative in North Maluku, Indonesia, Menchita O. Caramat
Development of Thailand-based Burmese democracy-building organizations and their role in transforming the conflict in Burma, Tun Tun Than