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 2003
Content creation in Bhutan for ICT mediated sustainable development, James Houle
The Causes of Entrepreneurial Success in BRAC Micro – finance Program, Ahmed Khalid Hyder
The impact of IES students on Japanese host families : Japanese host families' intercultural development, Yumiko Ikeda
How do artists relate to emotional stress and what relevance does that have for those using art in the intercultural field?, Quinton L. Jackson
Bilingual first-generation Chinese immigrants' use of ethnic Chinese media in the United Sates, Joy Yi Jia
Using relations between Japanese and Korean international students in U.S. universities as a model for international peace building, Manami Kaneko
Vipassana meditation : its role in prison reform and reintegration of prisoners in society, Akanksa Kela
Intercultural learning in the liberal arts : the role of multicultural and international educators, Kathleen S. Knaul
The Somaliland Experiment: Issues of Identity and Recognition for a Nation, Erica Krug
A study of the affect of tax policies towards environmental NGOs in China, Hanying Li
Mindful mediation : a comparative study on the stages of mindfulness and the role of the mediator, Katherine Limon
How to effectively develop the market for Chinese films in the U.S., Hangyu Liu
Subsidizing peace : a study of funders and CR success, Brooke Elizabeth Loder
A review of current research on the health risks and safety of genetically engineered foods, Kathryn Madigan
Egoistic, Altruistic, or Pacifistic: Volunteers' Motivations to Serve, Jennifer McGowan
The Relationship Between Activism and Collective Living at the Colibri Urban Housing Collective, Inc., Carrie Miller
Identifying the Resistance to Counseling Problem Gamblers in the State of Vermont, Joy K. Mitchell
Effects of the Maquila Industry on Nogales, Sonora, Andrea Muilenburg
Orphans in Cambodia: A Case Study of Families of Children in a Public Orphanage, Misaka Nakajima
Assessing Institutional Capacity: The Case of Fundacion Cristo Redentor, Robert B. Natiello
The Role of the Project Diacom in Reconciliation in Bosnia, Vahidin Omanovic
Youth Employment A Model of Sustainable Development, Kim Outten
The Effects of Culture on Virtual Teams, Elizabeth Persico
Women Students of Color in Higher Education: The Journey of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Sheila Placido
Pedagogy for the Oppressed: A Preliminary Study of Education Programs for Incarcerated Youth, Lotta Rao
The Reconciliation Process Between Japan and the Republic of Korea, Akiko Sakaedani
Multiculturism in Elementary Schools: Making the case for introducing multicultural education to the youngest of our youth, Mitzi Sanchez
Improving the Hiring of National Staff in High Management Positions in Humanitarian Operations, John Sauer
Is Spiritual Development Acceptable Development: A Case Study of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka, Nathan Shulkin
Public Statements Following 9/11: Making the Case for an NGO Mission in a Politically Divisive Context, Shannon Simrell
The role of emigrants in Cabo Verde's development process, Ana Lisa S. Sliva
Institutionalizing and financing global public goods : practice and possibilities, Bridget Leigh Snell
Fair trade : a better model for north-south economic cooperation, Douglas L. Snyder
Evaluating Indigenous Resource Use in the Kanuku Mountains, Susan Stone
The decline of handicraft production since 1970 in Nigeria, Rebecca J. Talaga
Commercializing coffee : small scale cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico and their struggle for survival, Christopher J. Treter
Indigenous Conflict Resolution Practices Among the Kpelle People of Bong County, Liberia, West Africa, S. Tornorlah S. Varpilah
NGO capacity-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lillian C. Wahl
The education and liberation of the poor in community organizing : the personal growth and transformation of leaders in the Anti-Displacement Project (A-DP), Lindsey Walker-Estrada
Re-establishing family structures affected by HIV/AIDS : is there hope? Zimbabwe case study, Catharine M. Wilkins
Key competencies of youth empowerment through issue-oriented theater (IOT), Shinobu Yagi
How does family assist in cross-cultural adaptations?, Sara Young-Singh
Submissions from 2002
Giving patterns of Filipino evangelicals and their implications for developing fund raising strategies of evangelical-based non-governmental organizations, Lucy V. Arboleda
Brief historical overview of the Palestinian issue and the context of Palestinian medical professionals in Lebanon, Maha M. Ayoub
The practice of community building at SIT : how they support the educational goals of students, Edeluisa M. Baguio-Larena
Investing in social capital to achieve effective partnerships : a study in Malawi, Steven J. Baines
Building a Sustainable Community Economy via Energy Efficiency, Awareness, and the Use of Alternative Technology and Ideas, Thomas Gerard Barwick
Proper management of an AIDS service organization in Zimbabwe : making caring for carers a priority, Chiara Bistarelli
Extranjera artists as catalysts for social change : Chiapas, Mexico, Amy Dickinson Broberg
Internationalizing curriculum in rural Wisconsin : challenges and strengths, Denise Buckbee
International service-learning and community involvement for U.S. institutions of higher education, Denise Cope
Botswana and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Chele DeGruccio
Root Causes of Negative Attitudes Formed by Expatriate English Instructors toward their Japanese Managers and How Relationships between the Two Might Be Improved, Joseph Robert Donaldson
A just workplace and living wage for the lowest paid staff of Catholic Relief Services/Cameroon, Samantha Ellis
A just workplace and living wage for the lowest paid staff of Catholic Relief Services/Cameroon, Samantha Ellis
Professional development abroad at Red Rocks Community College, Elizabeth S. Fanton
Attitude toward German Prisoner of War Camps in America, Leston M.J. Freeman
Institute for International Sport : an empowerment approach, Katie Gilbertson
Polly-Shomaj : problems in mobilizing public local resources and overcoming steps, an in-depth look, Md. Hamiduzzaman
An Evaluation of NGO-Government Relationships in Bangladesh, M. Mossaber Hossain
Simulations : more than just a game?, Catherine A, Huber
Let’s! Tokyo A Look at Western Expatriate Success and Post-Arrival Trainings in Tokyo, Meriah Hudson
The cultural adjustment process of Bosnian refugees, Sharon Alice Kennedy
The impact of culture on the Art & Soul experience : expressive arts in a multicultural environment, Susan Kohm
Temporary Land Retirement as an Agri-Environmental Policy Tool, Cara Laubach
Host culture perception of a study abroad program and its impact on the community, Julie Levy
The role of non-governmental organizations in the election-monitoring process, Soraja Lofstrom
How to gain entry into the DC Latino community : a gap analysis of the cultural styles of the National Chapter of the American Red Cross and the DC Latino community, Laura Louise Luce
Race, gender and the African American women's study abroad experience in Spain, Khadijah Luqman
The new Spanish-speaking workforce : employers' experiences in Memphis, Shelby Howell Mallory
Violent images in a fragile place, Peter S. May
African-American leadership in the Episcopal diocese of western North Carolina, Sarah Toy McArdle
Exploring the impact of international faculty development seminars on teaching, Tjede Merlini McVey
A situation analysis of orphanages & residential institutions for the developmentally disabled community in Armenia, Nicholas McVoy
The Al-Aqsa Intifada : the implications for the Oslo peace process and grassroots peace-building intervention, Danielle Helene Meshorer
Study abroad and development : the effect of U.S. study abroad programs on participants' development perspectives, Kimberly M. Miller
How to Fulbright scholars measure mutual understanding?, Tracy Morrison
Climate change policymaking in Romania : where to begin?, Krista Muddle
Values and beliefs of Romanian NGO staff as compared to values and beliefs they attribute to Americans, Pamela Jean Niesl
Factors influencing University of North Dakota students not to study abroad, Daniel T. O'Brien
Micro-finance in Kenya : is micro-finance in Kenya a tool for social change?, Joyce Omondi
Using the experiential learning cyle in the context of international adoption, Rachel Payne
Working children unite : measuring the effects of Bhima Sangha through the eyes of its child members, Eli Pollard
The Future of Karen Education after Repatriation: (A Burmese Ethnic Minority’s Hope for Education after Repatriation), Kelle Marin Rivers
The significance of storytelling in primary schools in Cambodia : setting goals for the next five-year plan, Kamakura Sachiko
A Truth and Reconciliation Committee for Rwanda, Joseph K. Sebarenzi
Southeast Asian women, migration, and HIV vulnerability, Angelika Siaw