MS. REKHA MAMMEN
Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)
Centre for Community Organisation and Development Practice
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
E-mail: r_mammen@tiss.edu
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Qualifications
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- B.A. (Psychology), Madras University
- M.A. (Social Work), TISS
- Diploma in Rural Studies and Project Planning, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
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Areas of Interest
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- Rural Development
- Water and Environment
- Community Development
- Social Work Education.
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Teaching
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Current
- Introduction to Social Work: Module 1
- Social Development
- Group Lab sessions conducted for 1st year M.A. Social Work.
Others
- Community Organisation
- Rural Development
- Supervision of social work students (direct and as faculty advisor) for their field practicum.
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Research |
- Rural Vs. Rural: An Exploration of the Category Rural in Contemporary India, sponsored by Board of Research Studies (ongoing).
- Enhancing the Social Development Perspective in Social Work Education: Curriculum Planning and Training Sourcebook Project, sponsored by the Tata Education Trust. The project aims to develop indigenous field based theory, teaching material and courses (Convener).
- Impact of the Maharashtra Rural Credit Programme in Phase I Districts, sponsored by NABARD.
- Relief and Rehabilitation Study Related to the Maharashtra Earthquake of 1993, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India (Project Associate).
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Publications
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- A Political Economy of Educational Institutions in India: The Great Education Conspiracy, IASSI Quarterly, 21 (3&4), 2003.
- Seminar Report: 13th International Symposium of the Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 65 (2), 299-312, 2004.
- The Maharashtra Rural Credit Programme: A Field Level Reconnaisance, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 62 (4), 2001.
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| Additional Relevant Information |
- Member and Board Member-at-Large, Executive Board, Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development.
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