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 2000
Culture shock, why people experience problems in cultural adjustment : can the theory of cognitive dissonance be used as an explanation?, Elana Danielle Rabinowitz
Friendship and the role of housing in study abroad, Michael Reichstein
Beautiful world : a bridge between the arts and sustainability, Melita Rogelj
Growing the microcredit industry in the United States : barriers to growth and strategies for success, Stephen Rogers
The effects of indigenous healers working in the United States : a Taino medicine man working in Maryland, Pamella Christel Saffer
Would you like an Onigiri? : how can we make an integration of language training and intercultural communication training, Kinya Sakamoto
Charting our own course : Korean American women in relation to gender, race, culture and our mothers, Mary Ann Schneider
Destitute women in political office : a study of factors leading to empowerment, Keya Sultana
Participatory action research and evaluation: creating change on the Yukon flats, Carrie M. Supik
Key issues in UN volunteers programme development and recruitment in the Philippines: operational guide for UN volunteer management, Masako Takada
Analyzing how effectiveness of participatory management techniques may work in the nonprofit sector, Guillermo Torano
Beyond the storm : a study on the aftermath of a Khasland movement in Satkhira, Bangladesh, A.T.M. Mahtab Uddin
The origins, usage, & effectiveness of the talking stick as a facilitation tool in multicultural community building, Angela Rose Vuagniaux
How does popular participation lead to increased sustainability of rural water supply projects?, Masao Watanabe
Work relationships with developmentally disabled adults, Grant M. Wienker
Food aid and local trade : a case study from southern Sudan, Ann Witteveen
Intercultural communication in immigrants' job retention, Cuilan Zhou
Submissions from 1998
Youth Development Outcomes: Defining Our Future, Caroline H. Hopkins
Submissions from 1995
Orienting International High School Exchange Students, Mary Lou Forward
Creating Cultural Literacy: A Guide To Developing, Implementing, And Evaluating An International Student Speaker Program, Laurie Lewis
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
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
Anchorage Native Peoples--Organizational Effect on Cultural Survival, Patricia A. Haggerty