Curricular and Pedagogical Aspects of NEP 2020 and WBSEP2023: An Overview

Curriculum and pedagogy are at the core of any education policy, whether at the national or state level. The West Bengal State Govt. has developed its own educational policy, deviating in many cases from NEP 2020. This paper deals with the key differences between West Bengal State Education Policy 2023 (WBSEP 2023) and National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) in the context of curriculum and pedagogy at the secondary school education level. The researchers used the WBSEP 2023 policy document and the NEP 2020 documents as primary data, and also used other relevant research papers, articles and various sources as secondary data to conduct the present study. The researchers critically analysed the policy documents and found the key differences between WBSEP 2023 and NEP 2020 in curriculum and pedagogical perspectives. The study is qualitative in nature. The researchers used the content analysis method to conduct the present study. The researchers highlighted both the possible positive and negative effects of the curricular and pedagogical recommendations of both the policies at the implementation in the secondary school education

Curriculum, Pedagogy, Education Policy, Secondary School Education

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