Open AccessWater and Sanitation in Mumbai's Slums: Education through Inquiry Based Learning in Social Work
Author(s) -
Ronald Yesudhas,
Patil Lalit,
Antony Josy,
Shenoy Impana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1110
Subject(s) - sanitation , slum , dignity , work (physics) , sociology , pedagogy , public relations , psychology , political science , engineering , population , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , law , demography
Water and sanitation are the most important services necessary for life and dignity of citizens. But slum dwellers are excluded from these services, resulting in environmental degradation, marginalization and poor health. Through inquiry based learning, the first author has attempted to give his students an first hand and innovative learning experience by helping them to explore water and sanitation issues in the Ambujwadi slum of Mumbai (India) on their own. The paper highlights the pedagogical approach and by the way of illustrations helps the reader to understand its usefulness in teaching students of social work.