A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method

Devrim Zerengök

doi:10.54733/smar.1854104

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A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method

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The Time Travel Method is an educational approach that uses local heritage and history to encourage reflection on contemporary issues and facilitate community building. This article examines how TTM is structured, experienced, and represented across institutional documentary sources. Additionally, it aims to understand the relationship between activity design, participant experience, and participation outcomes of the Time Travel events. To do so, a multi-method qualitative analysis approach was used, combining thematic analysis and critical discourse analysis. A total of 47 documents published between 2000 and 2025 were analyzed. In addition, 42 participant testimonials drawn from seven case studies were examined. The findings indicate three main dimensions shaping Time Travel experiences: the structural features of activity design, experiential participation processes, and the outcomes associated with participation. As a result, TTM provides guided participatory experiences built around historical and thematic role-play, facilitator guidance, and group interaction. Participants’ testimonials reported temporal immersion, historical empathy, creativity, and social interaction. These experiences were associated with outcomes such as cultural learning, psychological restoration, stronger social bonds, and continued motivation to participate. This study contributes to the participatory heritage and leisure literature by providing a conceptual synthesis that explains how activity design, participant experiences, and participation outcomes are linked in TTM, while also showing how these dimensions are represented across documentary sources.

Anahtar Kelimeler

time travel method, participatory heritage, guided experiences, historical role-play, document analysis, experiential participation

Zaman Yolculuğu Yönteminin Tematik ve Eleştirel Söylem Analizi

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Zaman Yolculuğu Yöntemi (ZYY), yerel mirası ve tarihi öğrenme sürecine dâhil eden, çağdaş meseleler üzerine düşünmeyi teşvik eden ve topluluk inşasına yönelik araçlar sunan bir eğitim yaklaşımıdır. Bu çalışma, ZYY’nin nasıl yapılandığını, nasıl deneyimlendiğini ve kurumsal dokümanlarda nasıl tanıtıldığını doküman analizi yoluyla incelemektedir. Ayrıca çalışmada, Zaman Yolculuğu etkinliklerinin tasarımı, katılımcı deneyimleri ve katılım çıktıları arasındaki ilişkilerin anlaşılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, dokümanların çözümlenmesinde tematik analiz ile eleştirel söylem analizini bütünleştiren çok yöntemli nitel analiz yaklaşımı kullanılmıştır. 2000–2025 yılları arasında yayımlanan toplam 47 belge incelenmiştir. Ayrıca, yedi farklı vaka çalışmasından derlenen 42 katılımcı söylemi incelenmiştir. Bulgular, Zaman Yolculuğu deneyimlerini şekillendiren üç temel boyuta işaret etmektedir: etkinlik tasarımının yapısal özellikleri, deneyimsel katılım süreçleri ve katılımın ortaya çıkardığı sonuçlar. Sonuç olarak ZYY; tarihsel ve tematik canlandırma, kolaylaştırıcı rehberliği ve grup etkileşimi etrafında kurgulanan yönlendirilmiş deneyimler sunmaktadır. Katılımcıların söylemleri yoğun katılım, tarihsel empati, yaratıcılık ve sosyal etkileşim gibi deneyimler ortaya koymaktadır. Bu deneyimler; kültürel öğrenme, psikolojik yenilenme, daha güçlü sosyal bağlar ve katılımı sürdürmeye yönelik motivasyon gibi çıktılarla ilişkilendirilmektedir. Bu çalışma etkinlik tasarımı, katılımcı deneyimleri ve katılım çıktılarının ZYY bağlamında nasıl birbiriyle ilişkilendirildiğini açıklayan kavramsal bir sentez sunarak, aynı zamanda bu boyutların belgelerde nasıl temsil edildiğini göstererek katılımcı miras ve serbest zaman literatürüne katkı sağlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

zaman yolculuğu yöntemi, katılımcı miras, yönlendirilmiş deneyimler, tarihsel canlandırma, doküman analizi, deneyimsel katılım

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Kurumsal Yönetim

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Devrim Zerengök ^*
0000-0002-8042-5898
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Eylül 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Ocak 2026

Kabul Tarihi

10 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1854104

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Zerengök, D. (2026). A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review, 7(4), 360-387. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1854104

AMA

1.Zerengök D. A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method. SMAR. 2026;7(4):360-387. doi:10.54733/smar.1854104

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Zerengök, Devrim. 2026. “A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7 (4): 360-87. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1854104.

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Zerengök D (01 Eylül 2026) A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7 4 360–387.

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[1]D. Zerengök, “A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method”, SMAR, c. 7, sy 4, ss. 360–387, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.54733/smar.1854104.

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Zerengök, Devrim. “A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review 7/4 (01 Eylül 2026): 360-387. https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1854104.

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Zerengök, Devrim. “A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method”. Sosyal Mucit Academic Review, c. 7, sy 4, Eylül 2026, ss. 360-87, doi:10.54733/smar.1854104.

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A Thematic and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Time Travel Method

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Zaman Yolculuğu Yönteminin Tematik ve Eleştirel Söylem Analizi

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Konular

Bölüm

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