'Botanic Man:' Education or Entertainment?.

Freeman, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ217997

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Publication Date: 1979

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'Botanic Man:' Education or Entertainment?

Freeman, Richard

Teaching at a Distance, n16 p19-23 Win 1979

The experience of Thames Television in presenting an educational series during prime time is described. "The Botanic Man," a series on ecology, is a rating success. Several difficulties encountered in collaboration efforts and follow-up activities, including courses and workbook publications, are identified. (JMF)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Broadcast Industry, Ecology, Educational Television, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Program Development, Programing (Broadcast), Television Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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