Ayhan, SerapGültekin, Gülsüm Gülnaz2022-05-052022-05-051995http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12575/79923ABSTRACT In this research, the opinions of the farmers from Sincan of Ankara, taking part in the project in its short name called YAYÇEP "The Farmers Education Project by Television" which has been carried out by the Ministry of Agricul ture were taken into consideration and their opinions were evaluated in the lights of the principles of projected training programmes by TV. A questionnaire is applied to 75 farmers and depth interviews are made with 15 farmers. The results which are taken from those questionnaires and interviews show that the farmers who are the target groups of the project have generally evaluated YAYÇEP positively and appreciated it. The farmers have been mostly affected by television in the process of be ing informed about the project; they have been impressed by agriculturists in the process of being interested; they have been impressed by their neigh bours and relatives in the process of trying on the innovations and they are impressed by their own experience in the process of application. Their suc cess in the process of trying on the innovations which thel learned from the project is effected by their neighbours' and relatives' successfull experiments. In the practice of YAYÇEP, as an example of distance education the train ing would have been supported with face to face relations in the field. This is the fundamental part of the training programme project. However, it was not taken into consideration during the practice; the books which were prepared to support the television programmes could not been reached to in the hands of the farmers in time; the prizes which were given to the successfull farmers were not classified according to their subjects. That's not all. The promises which were given for the successful farmers while introducing the project were not kept at the end. In addition to all these, women were not taken into consid eration in YAYÇEP. In spite of all these handicappes it has been seen that the performance of the farmers who are watching YAYÇEP programmes and reading the books of project improved. Besides, it was understood that the books of YAYÇEP had been the worthy handbooks for the farmers. It was observed that attending and being successful in the exams was rather low in proportion. In Sincan, only % 22.66 of the farmers who are participating to the project deserved a certificate. In the conclussion of this research it was believed that the training pro gramme project must be kept up and some other suggestions were offered in order to improve YAYÇEP and other similiar projects.trRadyo-TelevizyonmasterThesis