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Department of Sociology
The sociology Department established in 1954 and then onwards
eminent scholars, professors and lecturers such as
Dr. Neera Desai, Dr. Sudha Gogate, and lecturers
like Anila Barot, Jyoti Vora and Dr. Lata Murugkar
have nurtured the department by their great contributions.
Unique Features of the department
- The Department organizes field work for the student
in collaboration with various NGO's, organizations and
institutions like Salaam Balak Trust, at Umarkhadi,
Charni Road, Yuva Child Line at Dadar, Urkarsha Job Development
Centre for Blind Women at Reay Road, Baal Asha Trust, Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai.
By working with these organizations, it not only helps
students to broaden their vision and approaches towards life
but also provide for them the fertile ground to enter into various
courses like M.S.W., Human Resource Management etc.
- The Department has established "Nature Club" where lectures,
film shows and nature visits are organized.
- From past two years department is conducting
one month paraprofessional course on
Paraprofessionals course on education of visually impaired
children.
This course enable students to acquire understanding of different
aspects, issues of visually impaired children. It provides training
in specialize devises, tactics, graphics etc. trainees also visits
and participates in the activities organized by government
institutions and various NGO's working for the visually impaired.
For the course we invite very reputed resource persons from the
Education Department of "National Association for the Blind" India.
Around 14 resource persons gives guidance to the students every
year.
Till now 23 students have benefited from the course. Few students
also pursued for further two year teacher training course at NAB.
The course is open also for outsider female participants,
specially who are interested and need to learn Braille
and other aspects of visually impaired children.
FACULTY MEMBERS
Name: Mrs. Asha Sonawane
Educational qualification: M.A., M.Phil., D.H.E.
Teaching experience: 29years
Areas of interest :
Publications: Co-authored a book "Samajshastriya Sankalpana
ani Sanstha" published by Prachee Prakashan, July-1994.
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Name: Mrs. Sonakshi Vichare
Educational qualification: M.A., SET
Teaching experience: 8years
Areas of interest :
Publication: Written lessons on "Social Research Method"
Published by Centre for Distance Education of S.N.D.T.
Women's University.
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Name: Smt. Sonali Wadke
Educational qualification: M.A.
Teaching experience: 4years
Areas of interest:
Publication:
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