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 2015
Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: An Empirical Study On Sub-Saharan Africa, Pa Modou Baldeh Mr
Giving a Voice to the Powerless: Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation as a Tool for Inclusive Development through Microfinance, Evan T. Burke
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities: An analysis of the effectiveness of advocacy methods for achieving policy goals, Danielle R. Caron
Monitoring and Evaluation in the developing world: Finding alternative data gathering methods that work, Elizabeth J. Coppola
Protecting Ecosystems, Culture, and Human Rights in Chile Through Indigenous and Community-Conserved Territories and Areas, William G. Crowley
Protecting Ecosystems, Culture, and Human Rights in Chile Through Indigenous and Community-Conserved Territories and Areas, William G. Crowley
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce: Creating Market Disruption within the LGBT Advocacy Arena, Jhay Edwards
Is Soil Quality Linked to PSNP Graduation in East and West Hararghe, Ethiopia?, Elizabeth Gladding
Monitoring and Evaluation System for Capacity Building for Inclusive Education in El Salvador, Flor Gomez Byers
Liberia and Dual Citizenship: The Issues Arising from Un-Visioned Realities, Esau A. Greene Sr.
A Comprehensive Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Corporate Social Responsibility Programs, Yazmin Gutierrez
ENGAGING MEN IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING: AN APPROACH TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION, Todd Hadley
Women's Entrepreneurship Development In Ethiopia A Case Study Of Women in Self Employment (WISE), Melat Tekletsadik Haile Ms
Designing U.S. Policy To Achieve Inclusive Agricultural Development And Food Systems, Marissa L. Henderson
Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural Practices Program in Northern Vietnam: An Approach to Evaluation, Phuong Vu Quynh Hoang
ENTREPRENEURIAL VALUE CREATION: TRANSFORMING A COLLECTIVE OF INFLUENTIAL DIGITAL NATIVES INTO A SOCIAL VENTURE OPPORTUNITY, Mariel M. Kanene
Assessing Organizational Data Culture to Create an Ideal Data Ecosystem, Lauren M. Leary
Maturity Models for Development: Institutionalizing an ICT4D Approach, Miguel Martin V. Menez
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
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
Regulation to Promote Children’s Environmental Health in North Carolina: A Case Study of the Toxic Free Kids Act, Preston Peck
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
Culture and Cognition: The role culture plays in cognitive development in rural Tanzania, Eileen Seissen
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
Cupcakes con Conciencia - Empowering Vulnerable Women, Tricia Thompson
Submissions from 2014
Basic Human Health and Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study of a Community in Monte Plata, Dominican Republic, Rachelle H. Arnoux
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
The Value of Conservation Easements: An analysis of the effects of conservation easements on property values in Central Vermont., Jonathan Decker
An Examination of South Carolina’s Institutions of Reform and Their Impact on the Self-Narratives of African American Men, Ashley E. Krejci-Shaw
Examination of Post War Social Accountability Strategies Aimed at Enhancing Governance in Liberia, MacDonald E. Mitchell
First People Last Place: A Case Study of Monument Valley Residents Priced out of Their Land, Leigh Owen
English as a Second Language: Tutors Motivations and Their Consequences, April-Dawn C. Puls
PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN: THE BIG PICTURE, Delylah Rasugu
Monitoring And Impact Evaluation of a Voluntarily Medical Male Circumcision Project From the perspective of the Project Coordinator, Yvonne Usanase Ms
Love Won't Be Denied: A Case Study of the Campaign for Southern Equality's WE DO Campaign, Haley Wilson
Gender Relations in Local Governance: A Case Study of Bawjiase, Ghana, Lauren Wright
Submissions from 2013
The Primacy of Context: An Exploration into the Causes of Food Insecurity in Kitere, Kenya., William O. Aludo
The Assessment of Nigerian Diaspora in the USA and Exploring its Potential Contribution to Sustainable Development, Binyam Shimelis Aseffa
Sustainable Development of Tajikistan: Perspectives for Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO), Tahmina Azizova
Eliminating Sexual Harassment of Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of Multi-level Strategies, Kristan Bakker
Sharing What Works Through South-South Cooperation: The Case of the Risk Reduction Management Centre Replication Project, Rachel M. Cohn
Advocacy for Marine Management: Contributions to a Policy Advocacy Initiative in the Maldives, Neal Collins
"Fighting Against Ourselves, Why History Continues to Repeat Itself?", Rysheema J. Dixon
Corporate-Community Engagement in Madagascar: Using Traditional Dialogue Methods to Improve Community Engagement Between Private Firms and Local Communities, Sarah Gaylord - Ratsimbazafy
A New Direction for Fair Trade USA: A Contextual Analysis of Latin American Coffee Farmers, Stephanie Johnson
Agriculture and the Food System: A Short History and Country Case Study in Mongolia, Marissa L. Markowitz
Agroforestry and Smallholder Farmers: Climate Change Adaptation through Sustainable Land Use, Colin McCabe
Challenges of Containing New HIV Infections in Ethiopia: Unacknowledged Transmission Route, Dessu Sam
Global Air Protection on Climate Change: The U.S. and Indonesia Air Quality Governance, Metrini Geopani Simatupang
Engaging Young Professionals in Credit Unions: Reviving a Movement through Online Social Networking, Meet-ups, and Events, Rebecca Spachek
Science Without Borders: Science Diplomacy and the Politics of Power, Alice L. Urban
Submissions from 2012
Knowledge and Financial Management in Households: An Examination of Married Women’s Perspectives in Chadbourn, North Carolina, Hmoud Fanash Al Surikhi
Changing the Status Quo of Waste Management: Case Study of a Rural Costa Rican Town, Anna Katherine Rodenborg Baker
Women Empowerment and Community Development through Ecotourism, Katherine S. Barry
Marketing Vermont as a Multicultural Brand, Shambulia Gadsden Sams
The Role of Local Food in Increasing Access to Healthy Food in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anna Hostetter
Land is Life: A Policy Advocacy Case Study of the Northern Thailand Land Reform Movement, Jason Lubanski
Planning and Designing a Sustainable Volunteer Based Organization: The Putney Food Shelf, Annik Yvette Paul
Case Study of Voces de la Frontera and Immigration Policy in Walker's Wisconsin, Erin E. Peot
The Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy: A Case Study Advocating for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Massachusetts, Kassandra Petr
Effects of Leadership and Trauma on Grassroots Community Development in Post-Conflict/Genocide Societies: A Rwandan Case Study, Bryna C. Ramsey
Homelessness: An Outcome of Structural Cruelty, Bharat Rathod
Food Fight: A Case Study of the Community Food Security Coalition’s Campaign for a Fair Farm Bill, Marni Salmon
New Culture: Personal and Cultural Transformation, April G. Thomas
Designing A Complete Community Center: Responsive Design in a Rural Setting, Sheryl Tubbs
Motivating Factors for Young Adults in the Brattleboro Area to Start in Organic Agriculture for Their Career, Tomokazu Utsugi
Looking To Do More. Evaluating the Process of Researching and Proposing a Location Change to a Local Food Pantry, Allison Wilde
Submissions from 2011
Transforming Lives and Communities: A case study on building partnerships in the Philippines through Appreciative Inquiry, Rizalina L. Ababa
Toward A Praxis Of Revolutionary Solidarity, James Patrick Byrne
A Framework for Monitoring Local and Regional Food Systems, Heather Victoria Davis
Building Community Food Security: An Evaluation Of A Market Basket Csa, Joshua Davis
Energy Management and Governance in Vermont: A Case Study, Nicole Davis
Analysis Of The Causes Of Migration From Gorno-Badakhshan To Moscow, Sharaf Davlatov
Ethnic Minorities and Food Security in Northern Thailand, Monalisa Diamond
Emerging Youth Leaders: A Redesign Of A Two-Way Youth Exchange Between The US And Senegal, Aspen L. Felt
Policy Analysis In Practice: Lessons From Researching And Writing A “Statenote” For Education Commission Of The States, Dinah J. Frey
Safe Power Vermont: A Look Into The Campaign To Retire The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station., Dylan M. Kreis
Exploring The Concept Of Sustainability In A Fragile State’s Health System: The Case Study Of Liberia, Seema Manohar
The Effects Of Training – Based Development Intervention In Makeni, Sierra Leone, Stephanie Meyer
Rethinking Communications & Nonprofit Management, Christopher Nichols
Is Mine Risk Education (Mre) Having A Significant Effect And Long-Lasting Impact On Attitudes Towards Uxos At The Community Level?, Phounsy Phasavaeng
Engaging At-Risk Youth in the Green Movement: A Study of an Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Program’s Impact on Eco-Literacy and Interest in the Green Economy, Kirstin Kweilin Powell
Addressing Food Insecurity Through Community Sponsored Agriculture: Lessons from Riverhill Farm CSA, Vanessa Reed