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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PARADOXES IN NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY OF PAKISTAN 20172025

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).12      10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).12      Published : Jun 2024

A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)

Abstract

    This article conducts a critical discourse analysis of paradoxes embedded within Pakistan's National Educational Policy (2017-2025). This study employs Fairclough’s 3-D model encompassing textual analysis, discourse practice analysis, and sociocultural practice analysis. This research aims to uncover the complex interplay of language and ideology shaping National Educational Policy. The data analysis shows a vast difference between the provisions made in policy and their actual implementation. This research presents how much educational budget is being set by policymakers. But in reality, it is less than the mentioned numerical value. These findings also provide insight into the discursive techniques used to negotiate and build these paradoxes and the consequences for social change and educational practice.

    Critical Discourse Analysis, Paradoxes, National Educational Policy

    (1) Mahnoor Akhlaq
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Languages, The University of Chenab, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Akbar Khan
    Professor, Department of Languages, The University of Chenab, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Lubna Sikander
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Languages, The University of Chenab, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Akhlaq, M., Khan, M. A., & Sikander, L. (2024). A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025). Global Regional Review, IX(II), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).12

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Akhlaq, Mahnoor, Muhammad Akbar Khan, and Lubna Sikander. 2024. "A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)." Global Regional Review, IX (II): 114-123 doi: 10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).12

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AKHLAQ, M., KHAN, M. A. & SIKANDER, L. 2024. A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025). Global Regional Review, IX, 114-123.

MHRA

    MHRA : Akhlaq, Mahnoor, Muhammad Akbar Khan, and Lubna Sikander. 2024. "A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)." Global Regional Review, IX: 114-123

MLA

    MLA : Akhlaq, Mahnoor, Muhammad Akbar Khan, and Lubna Sikander. "A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)." Global Regional Review, IX.II (2024): 114-123 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Akhlaq, Mahnoor, Khan, Muhammad Akbar, and Sikander, Lubna (2024), "A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)", Global Regional Review, IX (II), 114-123

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Akhlaq, Mahnoor, Muhammad Akbar Khan, and Lubna Sikander. "A Critical Analysis of Paradoxes in National Educational Policy of Pakistan (2017-2025)." Global Regional Review IX, no. II (2024): 114-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).12