Is Blended Learning Strategies Capable to Meet the School Education Goal of NPE 2019? - A Study In West Bengal

Abstract

The journey of human species from ape to modern day man was not very easy. Our ancestors faced enumerable numbers of difficulties during in their path towards Civilization. Today we have our home to live, cooked food to eat and money to use that exchanging a luxurious life. Till date a large number of populations are living in the bottom layer of the Human Development Index (HDI) and Human Happiness Index (HHI). Under United Nations Development Program (UNDP), there comes 5 key points including natural, human, physical, social and financial aspects. Human and social development through holistic way can be possible by making society educated. Though education system is now very much upgraded, but the best result can be fetched by the implementation of Blended Learning Strategies (BLS) in the education eco-system. Blended learning strategies is the well mixture of online and offline resources together, this is a unique formula by which the probability of wholesome development concept can be reinforced.

In this paper, we have studied about how the incorporation of Blended Learning Strategies can be helpful in fastening the dynamic process of inclusive education without hampering its main goal that is holistic development of the children. SWOT analysis has been done to study the present day status of the strategy and Delphi method along with primary survey method are used to assess the acceptability of the BLS among the people. The observations and survey result show that despite of the disposable income level and social status of the parents regarding the usefulness and importance of BLS they all agree and majority of the respondent is willing to adopt the strategy. Therefore, a roadmap may be planned by the Govt. concerned to implement BL for the development of the society in particular and nation in general.