https://ojs.jdss.org.pk/journal <p data-start="1101" data-end="1413"><strong>Journal of Development and Social Sciences (JDSS)</strong> is managed by an editorial team consisting of an Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, Section Editors, and an international Editorial Board. Editorial decisions are made independently and are based solely on academic merit, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.</p> <p data-start="1415" data-end="1524">The publisher does not interfere in editorial decision-making, peer review outcomes, or acceptance decisions.</p> en-US editor@jdss.org.pk (Dr. Ijaz Ahmed Tatlah) editor.jdss@gmail.com (Dr. Fariha Sohil) Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0500 OJS 3.3.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://ojs.jdss.org.pk/journal/article/view/1719 <p>In the study, the implications of YouTube learning videos for the academic performance students of secondary school were studied. A quantitative descriptive survey project was used which selected 130 secondary school instructors via simple random sampling using the L.R. Gay formula. The data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher based on a five-point Likert scale and analysed using SPSS, means and standard deviations. The results showed that YouTube learning videos improves conceptual knowledge, retention, exam preparation, problem solving capabilities, independent learning, motivation and participation in the classroom. Teachers have however identified challenges, including non-educational distractions, excessive screen time, problems with Internet connectivity and advertisements. The study concluded that YouTube learning videos can improve students’ academic performance when appropriately integrated into classroom instruction. It recommends the selection of relevant educational content, the improvement of ICT and Internet facilities, the provision of teacher education and the development of school policies to encourage effective and responsible use of YouTube in education and learning.</p> Abdul Rehman, Mashad Ali Raza, Azzah Khadim Hussain Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://ojs.jdss.org.pk/journal/article/view/1719 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0500 https://ojs.jdss.org.pk/journal/article/view/1720 <p>This article explores how Bangla literature reaches English readers—which routes, by whom, with what representational effects—in translations published 1967–2024. Bangladeshi literature is mostly accessed globally in English. Yet the paths and politics of that dissemination remain unstudied. A mixed-method design combines descriptive translation studies, translation sociology and postcolonial critique. The population comprises English-translated Bangladeshi literature. The sample is a verified corpus of 39 books. Titles and publishers' descriptions are mapped quantitatively. Ten epitexts and four case studies are analysed qualitatively. The field is triangulated: a Dhaka national-patronage pole produces translations but cannot distribute widely; a semi-peripheral Indian relay links Dhaka to global markets; a metropolitan centre consecrates selectively. Each pole frames Bangladesh differently. Translations resist in sentences yet be domesticated by paratexts. The article proposes semi-peripheral relay and mediated legibility as concepts. Core–periphery and postcolonial translation theory should account for regional intermediaries within one target language.</p> Dr. Mohammad Riaz Mahmud Copyright (c) 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://ojs.jdss.org.pk/journal/article/view/1720 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0500