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.

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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

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Submissions from 2010

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Strategic-Management Of Service-Learning In Higher Education: Trends Of Private Four-Year Institutions, Audra Grady

Cultural Learning of Canadian Students Participating in the “Teaching Across Borders – National Volunteer Center Program”, Clayton Harrington

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Everybody’s Challenge While We Are Waiting: Exploring Committed Partnerships in Order to Deliver Quality Education in a Safe Learning Environment for Congolese Refugee Students in Rwanda, Daydon B.M. Harvey

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Strategic Questioning Used As A Community Development And Coalition-Building Tool: An Inquiry Process With Peace Corps Volunteers In Ecuador, Lesley Heyl

An Examination of a Training and Development Program for Empowering Civil Society and Community Based Organizations toward Community Sustainability in the Gambia, Salieu Sireh Jallow

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Culture and Identity Expressed through Fashion: A Process Design to enhance the SIT Graduate Institute Multicultural Fashion Show, Sarah Jones

A Case Study On Intra-Organizational Cooperation: Combining Resources To Leverage Impact, Talia Aliza Levin Kaplan

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Moved by Motivation: Middle School Learners: An Analysis of Theories of Motivation and Learning Relating to the Development of Socially Responsible Curriculum, Sara Mazzucca Kattam

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Love-Based Accountability: Lessons Learned From the Environmental Service Learning Initiative, Ei Ei Khin

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Knowing Whats White: Eurocentrism In The Middle School Curriculum- Teachers' Perceptions, Anne Koplinka-Loehr

Women’s Rights at Stake: Examination of the U.S. History and Policy of Women’s Reproductive Health and Justice, Shan-Jan Sarah Liu

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International Students' Adjustment Process Within U.S Academe At The University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Ruth Chamindi Mathew

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The Feminization Of Poverty; Women Living Below The Poverty Line In Nellore, India And Their Perceptions Of Gender, Meghan McCormick

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Crowdsourcing, Social Media, And Collective Potential, Katrina Noyes

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Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Effective Practices For Survivors Of Human Trafficking Residing In Long-Term Shelters, Hope Pavich

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The Changing Face Of Human Resources Management In The Gulf Region: An Oman And UAE Perspective, Mahbub Rahman

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Food, Farms and Jobs: A Case Study of the Advocacy Campaign for Local Food Systems in Illinois, Lindsay Record

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Taking The Lead On A Leash: Organizational Capacity Built Into The Proposal Development Process, James Riviere

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How Does A Social Enterprise Strategically Manage Its Dual Bottom Line During A Significant Economic Downturn?: A Case Study about the Grafton Village Cheese Company (GVCC), Eric Rwabuhihi

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Commodification of Children by Custodial Mothers in Ghana: Child Labor as a Substitute for Child Support?, Tchotcho Elise Shockley

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A Journey Into Adulthood: What Are The LEAPYEAR Program Outcomes For Participating Students?, Ekaterina Sidor

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Diverse Views of the Causes of Environmental Migration among Pastoralists in Northern Niger, Julie Snorek

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Discussions For Democracy: Public Dialogues On Interrelated Issues Of Sustainable Peace And Social Justice In Nepal’s Governance Transition, Susal Stebbins-Collins

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Teaching Nature, Jennifer L. Sundquist

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Do I have any volunteers? An assessment of the implementation of a small-scale volunteer program at Volunteer NH, Kara Swedlow

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“You Search The Job For Me?’ The Experience Of Finding Employment For Bhutanese Refugees In Western Massachusetts, Nancy Swyers

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Advocating for human trafficking legislation in Vermont: The campaign that resulted in the passage of Vermont’s first human trafficking bill, Elizabeth Tedrick-Moutz

Knowledge Management in Non-Profit Organizations: A Strategic Planning Initiative for Education and Empowerment for Community Development’s Asia Office, Jennifer Thao

Humanitarian Security Management: A Case-Study Of Care International In The West Bank And Gaza Strip, Joshua Thew

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Volunteer Experiences in Russia: Addressing the issues faced by Russian volunteers in Russian NGOs, Larisa Volkavichyute

The Long Road From Uprooted to Rerooted: A Case Study of the Challenges Bhutanese Refugees Face in Becoming Economically Self-Sufficient in The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, Terutsugu Wada

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Yoga And Social Action: An Exploration Into The Relationship Between Yoga And Social Action As Experienced By Yoga Instructors, Summer Wember

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Power and Players: How Immigrants’ Rights Social Movement Organizations Identify and Categorize the Players in Their Environments, Sanderson Wright

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Creating A Brilliant Future For Kai - A Study On The Support Of Adults With Autism, Tian Xu

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Stormwater Policy: Case Study Of Advocacy For Updated Stormwater Management Practices In Montgomery County, Maryland, Emily Zachery

Submissions from 2009

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Building Bridges With Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice on the Brattleboro Reparative Probation Panels, Janice Baldwin

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Hope For Partnerships? Local Leadership In An International Partnership In Rural Tanzania, Sarah Bickel

The Role of Unions Today in the U.S.: Who Benefits?, Susanna Blankley

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Know Thy Enemy, Know Thyself: An Orientation Curriculum to Assist U.S. Military Personnel in Cultural Competencies, Joshua Burns

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Non-Degree Academic Exchange Programs for International Undergraduate Students: The Real Value for Participants and the United States, Irina Cheptanari

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Community Engagement and Tools for Social Change, Hope Clark

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Social Service or Social Change?: A Comparative Case Study of Two Battered Women’s Organizations, Jordan F. Dez

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Advocacy Case Study Analysis: Global Campaign for Education, Allahleudé Djékoundadé

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Creating A Program That Is Geared Toward The Under-Represented Populations In Study Abroad: The Cultural Education And Study Abroad Readiness (C.E.S.A.R.) Project, Teneisha R. Ellis

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The Green Divide: Bridging the Gap Between Politics and Practice Regarding Environmental Issues Among Conservative Christians, Melodie A. Foster

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Improving School Climate Using Professional Development: The need for transformational leadership in one urban school, Kristine M. Fredrick

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The Essentials of Successful Leadership Transition in Small Non-Profit Organizations: Case Studies in Transition from a Long-Term Director to the Next Director, Yoshikazu Funato

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The Human Resources Department of Asian American Community Services in Columbus, Ohio: A Critical Examination, Payel Gupta

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The Impact of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution on the Chinese People Today: A Conflict Analysis and Ideas for Healing, Catherine Hewen Hellman

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Retention Plan For A Turkish Local NGO, Akiko Kobayashi

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Individual and Family Impacts of a Community Job Training Program: A Case Study of Shoreline Goodwill’s Retail Customer Service Training Program, Brandon Lindsey

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Activism in Contemporary American Higher Education: Democracy Matters’ Students’ Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Grassroots Organizing to Encourage Student Activism, Megan Luce

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A Competitive Advantage and Strategy: A Case Analysis for Oro Savings and Sharing Cooperative, Rolando Idano Mesias

High Impact-Based Short Term Projects Monitoring and Evaluation (HIB-STP M&E), Lawrence K. Mugisha

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Organizational Capacity Building Program: A Single Case Study with a Non-Governmental Organization in Yemen, Arwa Noman

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Ending Human Rights Abuses By Private Military Contractors: Developing An Advocacy Strategy Within A Multi-Issue Legal And Educational Organization, Laura Raymond

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Theory Into Practice: Experiential Training From the USA to Burma, David Root

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Misrepresentation in Lowell, Massachusetts: The Conflict over Changing the City’s Voting System, Kara Sacco

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Teaching Sustainability Through Alternative Education: A Case Study, Brian Schwadron

The Phenomenon of Intentional Communities: Why do People Join Them and Why do they Stay? Reflections from those Living in Intentional Communities in the U.S., Jamiena Shah

Behind The Movement: The Strategic Plan Supporting a National Grassroots Effort to Mobilize Young People for Sustainable Social Change, Chantal Landis Sheehan

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Global Dance Educators: Their Experiences in Minnesota and Beyond, Susie Sherman

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Multicultural Adaptation: A Reflection Of Nepali Immigrants And Refugees In The Edgewater Neighborhood In Chicagoland, Shyam Shrestha

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How Can Institutions of Higher Education Assess the Learning Outcomes of Their Students?, Squeak Stone

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Useful Guidelines To Maintain Fundraising In The Small Local NGOs In Northern Vietnam, Long Thap Tran

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Shade to Green: A Case Study of a Vermont Dairy Farm’s Transition to Organic, Stephen Veryser

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The Entrepreneurial Way Of Life: A Case Study, Jon G. Egan Woods

Submissions from 2008

An Incentive Approach to Natural Resource Management;, Angela Adrar

Lessons from Family Caregivers: Giving Voice to the End-Of-Life Caregiving Experience, Susan Alancraig

Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Interfaith Dialogue: Finding the Peacemaker’s Experience in Building Interfaith Dialogue in NYC, As'ari

A Study of Student Motivations to Study Abroad in Non-Traditional Locations, Catherine Amy Bennett

Challenges Facing Alternative Education in Morocco: Integration of Tamazight in the School System, Mokhtar Bouba

Demystifying Capacity Building: Voices From The Field, Michaela M. Brehm

What We Learned About The Needs Of Unaffiliated Volunteers Who Spontaneously Responded To The 2004 Tsunami In Thailand, Amie Chaudoir

The Strategic Audit for the Tibetan Yak Cheese Project: A Case Study of the Tibetan Yak Cheese Project in Golok Township, Qinghai Province, China, Chunla

The Health And Social Impacts Of Water Development Projects Within Three Rural Communities In Cambodia, Mark A. Clark

The Effects of Organizational Culture on Public Image and Membership Recruitment at Rotary International, Rebecca Crall

In the Name of Education: Reproducing Social Stratification through Schooling in India: An Analysis of the Tomorrows Foundation, Atasi Das

Reaching Orphans and the Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania: What is Working?, Tait Davidson

Children under Occupation: Trafficking in North India, Sustainable Rehabilitation or Re-Commodification?, Chandni Desai

Providing Effective Mental Health Services For Guatemalan Women In Lynn, MA, Christine A. Drake

Basket Weaving 101: Conditions For Supporting A Trans-Local Learning Community, Aerin M. Dunford

Darfur: As a failure of the nation-state model in Sudan: Education, Law, and Military: the apparatuses of hegemony and oppression, Elsadig Elsheikh

Using Documentary Film as a Tool for Conscientization among Youth: A Case Study at Rumah KAMU Foundation, Mellanie Febrista

Study Abroad: Long-term Career Impact and Professional Applicability, Kimberly U. Franklin

LanguageCorps Teach Abroad Program:, Andy Gavilanes

Echoes of Freedom: The Mission To “Save Darfur” & Implications For Africa, Leon Zagino Gbée

Shaping Our World: The Role of Ethnic Identity in the Education of African Immigrants in Southern Maine, Genet Gebrewahd

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: An Exploration of Human and Environmental Rights among the World's First Nations Communities, Megan Gray

Marketing Realities Of Breaking Into The Community Service Abroad Industry, David Greyer

Reciprocidad: A Rural Costa Rican Community’s Evaluation Of An International Service-Learning Program, Troy Donald Henri

Bringing Up an NGO: A Program Constraints Assessment and Evaluation of VEGlobal’s International Volunteer Program, Coletta Hummel

The Impacts Of Employer-Sponsored Adoption Assistance Programs: A Process Analysis, Stephanie Scarritt Hunt

The Perception of Chinese SMEs in the Apparel Industry about Incorporating CSC9000T into their Business Agenda, Chulin Jiang

The Personal Stories of Five Development Practitioners & What They Say About Change, Christopher Jones

A Feasibility Study Of The Fair Trade Tourism Jordan Project, Kimberly A. Karels

Under the Guise: What Special Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders can Really Mean, Elizabeth Anne Kenyon

Holistic health & women’s reproductive care: holistic program initiatives for Concord Feminist Health Center, Leigh Ann Knope

Career Advising For Japanese College Students Studying In The United States, Maya Kuriki

Entrepreneurial Mentorship For New Growth In Rwanda, Scott Pedersen Lamer