Ilorin Journal of Business Education

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Journal of Business Education

INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF–RELIANCE AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN KWARA STATE

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The influence of entrepreneurship education on the development of self-reliance among Kwara State Colleges of Education students was the main topic of this study. For the study, two research objectives and two research questions were posed. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study. 335 Business Education students from Kwara State's three education colleges made up the study's population. The study's population is manageable, thus a total of 335 respondents were used. The measuring instrument comprises 20 questionnaire items structured research questions raised for the study. The instrument for data collection was validated by two research experts in the field of business and entrepreneurship education. In other to determine the reliability coefficient of the instrument, the instrument was pilot tested at Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State using 20 business education lecturers outside the study area who were not part of the study. Cronbach alpha which the results showed a 0.83 reliability coefficient. Data collected were analyzed using simple arithmetic mean and simple percentage methods of data analysis. According to the study, there are several obstacles that Entrepreneurship Education in Kwara State's Colleges of Education must overcome. These include inadequate planning and education policies, a lack of funding, and a lack of emphasis from the National Commission for Colleges of Education and other government agencies on the implementation of Entrepreneurial Education. On the difficulties in implementing entrepreneurship education, professors' opinions did not, however, differ significantly. It was suggested that all tiers of government work to secure funding for the introduction of entrepreneurship education. Qualified vocational and technical teachers who are fluent in both theory and practice should be hired to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in Entrepreneurship Education. This will help students become self-sufficient and contribute their fair share to economic development after graduation.

BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STUDENTS THROUGH EFFECTIVE SCHOOL–INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

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This research was conducted to ascertain the influence of business education programme in building students' capacity through effective school-industry partnerships in Kano State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used by the researchers. The study's population comprised 122 business education lecturers in two Federal Colleges of Education in Kano State, Nigeria. The whole population was considered for the study without a sample because it was not large and a structured four-point rating scale questionnaire was utilised for the collection of data. The research questions were answered with the aid of Mean and standard deviation, while the null hypotheses were tested with z-test at 0.05 level of significance. The Findings of the study revealed that some of the available business education programmes for school-industry partnership are effective for students' capacity building while some are ineffective and there are numerous constraints to effective school-industry partnership for capacity building. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in the opinions of the lecturers in FCE(T), Bichi and those in FCE, Kano in terms of the effectiveness of the available programmes for building the capacity of the students through school-industry partnership and the constraints to effective collaboration between the industry and the school for students' capacity building. In line with the findings, the study concluded that the practical experiences acquired by students of business education from SIWES and teaching practice were not adequate to make them function effectively in the real work situation. As a way forward, the study suggested that the industry and the academic institutions should effectively collaborate to improve students' practical skills that are needed by employers of labour, schools should create liaison offices to close the communication gap between them and the industry, government should encourage partnership between the school and the industry and the Association of business educators of Nigeria (ABEN) should constantly be organising seminars, workshops and conferences for business education lecturers and the industry in order to make them know the benefits of such partnerships.

ENTREPRENEURIAL AND DIGITAL SKILLS NEEDED TO STEM THE TIDE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA

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Unemployment occurs where citizens find it difficult to secure a job to earn a living. The tide of unemployment has become a popular phenomenon in Nigeria. Many active Nigerians are dreaming of moving out of the country to seek greener pastures as a result of unemployment, poverty, insecurity, infrastructural deficit, poor standard of living among others. The dimension of youth unemployment in Nigeria is becoming worrisome and has taken its toll on the economy. This situation requires urgent attention. The study discussed causes of unemployment among Nigerian youths and how entrepreneurial and digital skills could help in reducing it. Descriptive research design was used to carry out the study. The population for the study comprised ninety (93) registered members of Association of Business Educators(ABEN), Oyo State Chapter. This study covered the whole population. Mean and standard deviation was used to analyse the research questions while formulated hypotheses were tested with t-test statistic. Findings from the study revealed that Nigerian youths needs entrepreneurial and digital skills to reduce unemployment. The study concludes that there is a compelling need to reduce the rate of youth unemployment to the acceptable global standard. The study recommends that the government and other stakeholders should work together in confronting the menace of unemployment through establishment of appropriate platforms for youth employment and empowerment.

EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDING STRATEGY ON FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

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This study investigated the effect of scaffolding instructional strategy on students' academic achievement in colleges of education in South-west, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental design was used for the study with a 2x2 factorial matrix. The population for this study consists of two thousand, two hundred and thirty-two (2,232) NCE II Business Education students in Colleges of Education in South-west, Nigeria. The study employed a simple random sampling technique in a multi-stage procedure to pick a sample of 268 students from their full classes of 75 and 196. A validated instrument, the Financial Accounting Achievement Test with coefficient of 0.92, was utilised for data collection. Data collected were analysed using the statistical measures of Mean, Standard Deviation, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The study revealed that there was a significant main effect of treatment (with scaffolding instructional strategy) on students' academic achievement in financial accounting (F = 8640.30, p < 0.05) because students taught with scaffolding instructional strategy performed better than those taught using conventional lecture method (mean gain of E = 22.17 > C = 2.01). There was no significant effect of gender on students' academic achievement in financial accounting (F = 0.19, p > 0.05). The findings also indicated that there was no statistically significant interaction effect of treatments (scaffolding) and gender on the academic achievement of students in financial accounting (F = 0.29, p > 0.05). The study concluded that the scaffolding instructional technique is a valid and efficient teaching method for improving the academic achievement of both male and female students in Financial Accounting. Given the results, it is advised that business educators at colleges of education should also use scaffolding instructional strategies when teaching financial accounting to further improve students' academic performance.

AVAILABILITY AND UTILISATION OF ICT RESOURCES IN THE TEACHING OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT FOR ENSURING QUALITY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN OGUN STATE

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This study assessed the availability and utilisation of ICT resources in the teaching of office technology and management for quality in tertiary institutions in Ogun State. To achieve the aim of the study, three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consists of 2410 respondents comprising of 65 OTM lecturers and 2345 final year undergraduates of the five tertiary institutions offering OTM in Ogun State. The sample consisted of 268 respondents, including 235 students and 33 lecturers. The selection was made using proportionate sampling methods, which involved sampling 50% of the lecturers and 10% of the students. Data collection was conducted using a validated questionnaire that produced a Cronbach alpha reliability rating of 0.76. An analysis of the acquired data was conducted using mean and standard deviation to address the research questions, and t-test to evaluate the hypotheses. The observations indicated that while internet, projector, electronic scanner, application software, and cassette recorder are accessible for the instruction of OTM courses, they are not adequately used in the teaching of office technology and management education courses to ensure the quality of the curriculum. It was also found that there is no significant difference in the opinion of lecturers and students on availability and utilisation of ICT resources in the teaching of OTM courses for quality of product in tertiary institutions in Ogun State.The study however recommended that Ogun State Government through management of tertiary institutions should provide and make available more ICT resources needed for teaching and learning of OTM courses in order to ensure quality in tertiary institution and OTM Lecturers should ensure that the available ICT resources are fully utilised for teaching and learning of OTM in order to ensure quality in tertiary institutions in Ogun State.

EXPLORING THE DETERMINANTS OF VENTURE CREATION AMONG GRADUATES OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OYO STATE

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This study investigated the determinants of venture creation among graduates of Business Education in Colleges of Education. Recognizing the critical role of entrepreneurship in driving economic growth and reducing rate of unemployment in Nigeria, the study identifies and analyzed factors that influence the propensity and success of venture creation among these graduates, providing a comprehensive understanding of the variables that contribute to entrepreneurial activities in this demographic. The study employed the descriptive research design of survey type. The target population consists of all the final year business education students of the government owned colleges of education in Oyo state. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 82 respondents as the sample of the study. This study employed the use of qualitative method where structured questionnaire were administered to collect the primary data which were processed using mean and standard deviation to analyze the data collected. The findings of this study showed that individual characteristics such as entrepreneurial self-efficacy, motivation, and risk-taking propensity influence the decision of graduates to engage in venture creation. Also, external environment such as market conditions; government policies and economic stability affect their entrepreneurial activities. It was concluded that the decision of graduates to engage in venture creation is multifaceted and influenced by a combination of individual characteristics, exposure to entrepreneurial education, and the external economic environment. It was recommended among others Governments should maintain stable macroeconomic policies to create a predictable economic environment that encourages investment and entrepreneurship.

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC DISASTER ON LIVELIHOOD OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE BUSINESS OPERATORS IN RIVERS STATE

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The main purpose of the study was to determine Assessment of the Impact of Corona Virus Pandemic disaster on livelihood of Small and Medium Scale Business Operators in Rivers State. Two research Questions and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of study comprised the entire population of 440 business operators which was also used as sample. A structured instrument titled “Assessment of the Impact of Corona Virus Pandemic Disaster Questionnaire (AICOVPADIQ) was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts. A pilot study involving 30 small scale business operators from Abia State were conducted to assertion the reliability of the instrument and analysis with the Cronbach alpha which yielded the reliability coefficient of 0.81. The instrument was directly administered to the respondents by the researchers with the help of two research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using mean to answer the research questions and standard deviation to determine the homogeity or otherwise of the independents' mean relays t-test statistical tool was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The decision rule was based on the cluster mean score relative to the real limits members on a four-point scale. Similarly, null hypotheses were rejected if the calculated t-value excess the table value where the calculated t-value is having the critical value, hypotheses was accepted. Based on the analyses, it was revealed that that corona virus pandemic affected small scale business operators in Rivers State, that corona virus negatively affected businesses, customers were scores, difficulty in purchase of goods from producers, etc. negatively affected small scale business operators. It was also revealed that Government should provide strategies to stop the spread of corona virus pandemic and that Business operators should adhere to stipulated strategies outlined curb the spread of Corona Virus pandemic.

FACTORS AFFECTING JOB PERFORMANCE OF SECRETARIES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EKITI STATE

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The study examined factors affecting job performance of secretaries in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State with special reference to employees' development, technology, work environment and motivation. The descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for the study. Two research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised 202 secretaries selected from all the tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. The entire population of 202 secretaries was adopted as sample size because of manageable size. A structured questionnaire with 20 items was used to collect data from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha. A coefficient of 0.80 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation was employed to analyze the data collected and inferential statistic of Z-test was adopted to test the formulated null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that employee development has a significant positive effect on the job performance of secretaries in public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, technology has a positive significant effect on the performance of secretaries in public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State and that work environment has a positive significant effect on the performance of secretaries in public tertiary institutions in Ekiti state. It is recommended amongst others that school management should send their secretaries on training and retraining on regular basic. Latest technological facilities should be procured for secretaries' usage and secretaries should be motivated through financial and non-financial incentives.

ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS FOR ESTABLISHING SMALL BUSINESS VENTURES IN LAGOS STATE

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The study examined the entrepreneurial competencies required by Business Education students for establishing small business ventures in Lagos State. A total of 100 respondents comprising 60 business education lecturers and 40 entrepreneurs in Lagos metropolis made up the population for the study. Three research questions guided the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.84. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed that managerial skills, information and communication technology skills and marketing skills are required by business education students in establishing small business ventures. The study concluded that entrepreneurial competencies are highly required for establishing small business ventures. It was recommended among others that curriculum planners should ensure entrepreneurial competencies needed by business education students are included in business education curriculum; management of institutions should ensure managerial, marketing and communication competencies are taught and that government at all levels should make adequate financial provisions for business education programmes to facilitate the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills and competencies.

ASSESSING PRE-SERVICE BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS CHALLENGES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF QUALITY TEACHING PRACTICE IN NIGERIA.

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The study assessed the pre-service teachers challenges in their pursuit of quality teaching practice in Nigeria. Two research questions were formulated and one hypothesis of no significant difference guided the study. Survey designs were adopted for the study. The population comprised of all 181 final-year students 2022/2023 session of business education from the two public universities in Ebonyi state of Nigeria. Namely Alex Ekwueme Federal University and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. The entire population was studied without sampling because the size is manageable. A structured questionnaire/title: Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Challenges in Their Pursuit of Quality Teaching Practice in Nigeria, which consisted of 20 items in two sections was used to elicit information from the respondents. The questionnaire was face validated by three experts from Business education and Test and Measurement Department. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items and a coefficient of 0.88 was obtained. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis were tested using t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed some challenges facing pre- serice in their pursuit of quality teaching practice exercises which include: difficulty in planning lessons; difficulty in using a variety of teaching methods to sustain the students interest; inadequate time; lack of instructional materials in their schools of practice; non-professional attitude of the school administrators and supervisory challenges. Based on the findings, It was recommended among others that: Government and non-governmental organizations should assist in supplementing educational materials and learning resources that would prepare the students for learning; competent and dedicated supervisors should be used in teaching practice supervisory, adequate curriculum guidelines, facilities, reference materials (such as text-book) should be made available.

USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON TIME MANAGEMENT SKILL AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN POLYTECHNICS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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This study investigated the use ofsocial networks by Polytechnic students and how it influences time management skill and academic achievement. Descriptive survey design was employed for this study. Respondents compriseal lHND II students of nine polytechnics(1federal, 1 state and 7privatePolytechnics) in Kwara State. Out of total population of 2500,Sample Size Research Advisor Table was used to select 333 respondents from total population. Data collected were analyzed using percentage and mean rating. Regression analysis on SPSS statistical software was used to test one hypothesis formulated at 0.05 significant levels. The result of findings showed that digital networks usage for academic and non-academic purposes has positive and negative significant influence on academic achievement of students' in Polytechnics, Kwara State. Social networks usage also has positive significant influence on time management skill of students of Polytechnics in Kwara State. It was recommended that students should be encouraged by School Counselors to reduce time on social network usage to allow them have enough rest for the following day's work and to improve on their performances.

TEACHERS' LEADERSHIP ROLES AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

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This study investigated teachers' leadership roles and students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Iwo Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria. It was conducted using a descriptive research design. All 14 public secondary schools in the area were used while all the 5,201 final year students formed the study population. Three hundred and fifty-nine students were proportionately selected. Data collection was done using Teachers' Leadership Roles Questionnaire (TLRQ) Students' Academic performance Pro forma. Validity and reliability of (TLRQ) were ascertained. Testing of hypotheses was done using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. Three hundred and twenty-one copies of questionnaire returned and filling were used for analysis. The findings showed a significant relationship between teachers' leadership roles and students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Iwo Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria. It was recommended among other things that teachers should prioritise the performance of their leadership roles in the aspects of counselling, motivation, and discipline to make students sit tight to their studies and consequently assist them in achieving outstanding academic performance.

PRINCIPALS' SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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This study examined principals' supervisory functions and students' academic performance in public secondary schools, Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design of survey type. The population for the study comprised 9,939 teachers in the 340 public senior secondary schools in the 16 Local Government Ares of Kwara State, Nigeria. Proportionate sampling technique via KrejcieMogan Table was used to select 313 out of 4855 teachers in Kwara Central, 116 out of 2102 teachers in Kwara North and 165 out of 2982 teachers in Kwara South Senatorial District. “Principals' Supervisory Functions Questionnaire” (PSFQ) and a Proforma tagged: Students' Academic Performance Proforma (SAPP) were used to collect data for the study. Descriptive statistics of mean ranking and percentage were used to answer the two research questions, while Inferential statistic of Multiple Regression was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: principals' supervision of teachers' adherence to curriculum content is the most supervisory functions used by principals' in secondary schools in Kwara State; and the level of students' academic performance in secondary schools, Kwara State, Nigeria from 2020-2022 was beyond average. The study concluded that principals' supervision of teachers' adherence to curriculum content is the most supervisory functions used by principals' in secondary schools in Kwara State. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, it was recommended among other things that, principals should ensure that teachers monitored the students' learning progress and outcome by effectively assessing their level of understanding in each subject that would enhance an excellent academic performance of students.

EFFECTIVENESS OF E-LEARNING PLATFORMS IN DELIVERING BUSINESS EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA

2024-11-23T20:21:43+00:00

The increasing integration of digital technologies in education has transformed how business education is delivered in universities worldwide. Hence, the study investigated effectiveness of elearning platforms in delivering business education at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined: (i) the availability of e-learning facilities in teaching business education in University of Ilorin, Ilorin; and (ii) the level of e-learning facilities utilization for teaching business education in University of Ilorin. The study adopted a descriptive research design of correlational type. The population for the study consisted of all 100 and 400 business education students in the Department of Education Management, University of Ilorin. Random sampling technique was used to select 196 students out of the total of 500 business education students. Two sets of instrument tagged “Availability and Utilization of E-learning Facilities Checklist (AUEFC) and a proforma tagged “Students' Academic Performance Proforma (SAPP) were used to collect data needed for the study. The instruments were validated by the experts and also tested for reliability. The reliability coefficients realised for AUEFC was .67. Descriptive statistics of percentage used to answer all the research questions while Inferential statistics of Pearson product-moment correlation statistics was used to test all the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: e-learning facilities for teaching and learning business education in University of Ilorin were never available; and elearning facilities for teaching and learning business education in University of Ilorin were never utilized. The study concluded that e-learning facilities were not adequately available for teaching and learning of business education while the limited available one was not utilized. Based on the findings and conclusion of the study, it was recommended among others that government should provide adequate e-learning facilities in school so that effective teaching and learning can take place.

MANAGING PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES WITHOUT COMPROMISING STANDARDS FOR PROFIT

2024-11-23T20:26:19+00:00

The article is an opinion paper. It presents a sort of business education to school owners and administrators who may wish to do business by establishing schools. The paper gives a comprehensive discourse on how to manage school business without compromising standard educational practices. In the article, the author identifies inevitable factors such as ethics, staff personality, organizational intelligence and behaviour as core in doing school business. Through analytical discourse, he explains how these and other factors such as staff discipline, communication, recruitment, enrolment, availability of facilities and funding can impact the success or failure of establishing schools for academic and business. It was specifically concluded and emphasized that schools can only be established and managed for academic and profit, if owners of schools do not undermine regulations regarding establishment and management of school as lay down by government's regulatory bodies. Failure to adhere to such regulations will result in compromising standards for profit.

MENACE OF CULTISM IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: THE WAY OUT

2024-11-23T20:28:48+00:00

The issue of cultism has in spite of many efforts at reducing it, soared up in the Nigeria's tertiary institutions. Cultism has cast gloom over the educational sector. It is repeatedly said that the youths are the future leaders but it is a little wonder what the future holds for the youth of this country which has a good proportion of her youth as secret cult member. It therefore became imperative to carefully redress the issue of cultism in our tertiary institution where reason should rule over emotion. Undoubtedly, the issue has assumed horrifying proportion as cultic violence thrives even more. Therefore, this paper highlights why the Youths join the obnoxious set-up with relevant examples. The effects of cultism are unveiled; the realistic ways to even out the menace in tertiary institutions in Nigeria are equally discussed. It was discovered from the study that cultism among the students of tertiary institutions is real and urgent solutions is needed by government and institution at large to curb it. To collect and analyze the necessary data, the writers turned to secondary data from published and unpublished sources such as text books, journals, newspapers, and online resources, as well as context analysis. It was therefore suggested that, to curb cultism in Nigeria educational system, there is need for collaborative effort of the parents, school, religious organizations and government towards the moral upbringing of their children.

CAPACITY BUILDING AS A TOOL FOR COMBATING YOUTH RESTIVENESS IN NIGERIA

2024-11-23T20:33:10+00:00

This paper examined capacity building as a tool for combating youth restiveness in Nigeria. Socio economic factors affecting youth restiveness were discussed. After the analysis of the effects of youth restiveness, suggestions were made towards addressing the problem. The problem of unemployment should be taken seriously by the government at all levels. The unemployment reduction strategies of the community should be implemented appropriately to curb youth restiveness and communal clashes in the communities. It is suggested that government should focus on retaining on smaller, well-targetschemes for recognizable areas of skill shortage and working-for-yourselfprogrammes-capable strategies to solve or reduce the rate of unemployment among youth to the bearest minimum. This in turn will drastically reduce youth restiveness. In addition, government should improve capacity building and create job opportunities, to increase the rate of employment among youths in the society, which will reduce restiveness among the youth in the society. Besides, government should intensify efforts to promote training programmes and small scale businesses of these communities to complement the unemployment reduction strategies.