https://journals.eduindex.org/index.php/ijss <div id="journalDescription-8" class="journalDescription"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;">International Journal for Social Studies (IJSS) with ISSN 2455-3220</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">International Journal for Social Studies serves as a forum for Social Studies scholars from around the world to present and discuss common concerns. The journal’s mission is to heighten awareness of the international, global, and transnational nature of issues in social education. We aim to provide a forum for educators, college based teachers and researchers, teacher educators’ and classroom teachers, interested in rigorous research on their practice, from across the globe. The journal is particularly interested in issues that affect classroom teaching of Social Studies internationally.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">International Journal for Social Studies is an open access journal for publication of research papers in the field of social sciences like sociology, political science, ethics, civics, international relations etc.</div> </div> </div> Edupedia Publications Pvt Ltd en-US International Journal for Social Studies 2455-3220 https://journals.eduindex.org/index.php/ijss/article/view/20565 <p><em>English language proficiency among secondary school students in India is a crucial factor influencing academic success, higher education opportunities, and future career prospects. This review paper synthesizes existing literature on the factors affecting English language proficiency specifically among Indian secondary school students. Key themes explored include educational policies, socio-economic influences, teaching methodologies, assessment practices, and the impact of digital technologies on language learning outcomes. By analyzing empirical studies and theoretical frameworks, this paper aims to provide insights into effective strategies for enhancing English language proficiency in Indian secondary schools and addressing the challenges unique to the Indian educational context.</em></p> Madhumita Debnath Copyright (c) 2024-11-15 2024-11-15 10 11 1 4 https://journals.eduindex.org/index.php/ijss/article/view/20566 <p><em>&nbsp; </em><strong><em>Background:</em></strong></p> <p><em>Ethics deal with standards of conduct and moral judgment. Nursing is a profession that care for personal and private aspects of people’s lives. Therefore, nurses need to know the basic ethical aspects of nursing which is integral in nursing practices. </em></p> <p><strong><em>Objectives:</em></strong></p> <p><em>To assess Nurse’s practice regarding ethical issues towards patients in critical care units in governmental hospitals -Khartoum state in Sudan. </em></p> <p><strong><em>Method:</em></strong></p> <p><em>A descriptive cross sectional research design was used to conduct the study. Simple random sampling method was adopted to select 125 nurses working in governmental hospitals-Khartoum state from 2023-2024 it included 125 nurses. nurses practice regarding ethical issue to ward patient Self-administered structured observation checklists was used for data collection and analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 25. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, Chi-square test was used to analyze the data&nbsp; </em></p> <p><strong><em>Result</em></strong><em>:</em></p> <p><em>The findings revealed that 59.2% of nurses had adequate practice level of patients care ethics. There was significant association between nurses practice level with age and years of experiences (p value= 0.05 and 0.008 respectively)..</em></p> <p><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong></p> <p><em>The study concluded adequate level of practice among nurses at selected hospitals in Khartoum state. Nurses’ practice of patient care ethics should be upgraded through educational and awareness programs.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Recommendations</em></strong><em>:</em></p> <p><em>Improving the quality of nursing practice should focus more studies to be conducted to improve nurses’ level of practice regarding ethical issues in nursing, so that proper intervention can be implemented.</em></p> <p><strong>KEYWORDS:</strong></p> <p>Critical care, Ethical issue ,Nursing practice ,critical ,Sudan.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Hayat Fadlalla Mukhtar Mohammed Shehbeldin Mohammed Adam Copyright (c) 2024-11-15 2024-11-15 10 11 5 16