معرفی
Agnes Turner is Associate Professor (Assoc.-Prof. Mag.) at the Institute for Teaching and School Development, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research and Continuing Education. She is chairwoman of ANSE (the European umbrella organisation for supervision) and an active member of multiple transnational research networks such as the DFG network for mentalization-based pedagogy and CARN DACH.
Education & Qualifications
- Mag. degree (equivalent to Master) – field not explicitly stated in the text.
- Extensive continuing professional development in psychoanalytic observation and supervision.
Research Interests
Turner’s work sits at the intersection of educational science and psychoanalytic theory. Her core themes include:
- Mentalization-based pedagogy – developing teachers’ capacity to understand their own and their pupils’ mental states.
- Reflective learning and teaching – designing settings that foster deep, self-reflective professional growth.
- Digitalisation in schools – investigating how digital tools, especially telepresence robots, can sustain inclusion for chronically-ill children.
- Emotional and psychodynamic aspects of classroom life, including transference dynamics and affect regulation.
Publication Trends
Across more than 40 peer-reviewed works (2010-2025), a clear trajectory is visible: early studies explore psychoanalytic observation as a method for teacher education; mid-period outputs integrate these insights into inclusive and special-education contexts; and the most recent work scales mentalization-based interventions to entire schools and teacher-training curricula, while simultaneously pioneering the use of telepresence robots to preserve social inclusion for pediatric patients with chronic illness.
Scientific Awards & Recognitions
- Chairwoman, ANSE (Association of National Organisations for Supervision in Europe)
- Member, DFG-funded international research network on mentalization-based pedagogy
- Member, Curricular Commission for Teacher Training, University of Klagenfurt
- Active memberships: EERA, ÖFEB, DGfE, ÖVS, CARN DACH network
Doctoral Supervision & Grants
As Vice-Dean and core faculty in the Institute’s Doctoral School, Turner mentors doctoral candidates in the Career Counselling for Teachers (CCT) programme and several externally funded projects. She co-leads the eLABoration Wood and Emotions in Environmental and Sustainability Education initiatives, securing funding from Austrian, EU and DFG sources.
Laboratories & Teams
Turner heads the Research Group on Leadership Development and collaborates closely with the ICSE Academy and the IMST network. Weekly Work Discussion seminars serve as living laboratories where pre-service teachers, doctoral students and seasoned educators jointly analyse classroom interactions through a psychoanalytic lens.
