Prof. Dr. Dieter Münk Curriculum Vitae

Born

16.07.1962

Andernach/Rhein (Germany)

Educational career and academic degree

1968-1981:

School years finished with higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)

 

1981-1987

Major in medieval and modern historical studies. Sociology and political siences as minor subjects at University Bonn. Master thesis: Social policy within the “Hitler Jugend”
 

1988-1992:

Doctorate degree course in sociology, education, art history, medieval historical studies at University Bonn. Dissertation on the spacial organization within the Third Reich. Doctorate supervisor: Prof. Dr. F. Fürstenberg

 

06.12.2000

Habiltation at the faculty of arts and sociology at the University Karlsruhe. Subject of the Habilitation: Requirements for teachers in Vocational Education and Training between engineering and educational sciences. Title: “Der Gewerbelehrer als Anpassungsvirtuose: Ausbildungsanspruch und Berufswirklichkeit eines pädagogischen Berufes im Spannungsfeld von Ingenieur- und Erziehungswissenschaften”

Employment career

1.10.1987 – 30.9.1993

Academic staff/ research assistant for “Seminar für Soziologie der Universität Bonn” (Prof. Dr. F. Fürstenberg)

 

1.4.1993 - 30.3.1995

Research assistant at University Karlsruhe (Prof. Dr. A. Lipsmeier) Institute for vocational education and general education, department vocational education

 

1.4.1993 - 31.8.2002

Research assistant, university lecturer at the Institute of Vocational Education at University Karlsruhe (Prof. Dr. A. Lipsmeier)

 

2001 -2002

Offers for a professorship by different universities: Technical University Dresden, KAD-Privat-Hochschule GmbH Stuttgart, Technical University Darmstadt

 

1.9.2002

University professorship at Technical University Darmstadt, Area Vocational Education with Focus on Vocational Education in Europe.

 

Since 1.10.2010

University professorship at University Duisburg Essen, Area Vocational Education and Training Research

Field of activities in research and teaching:

- comparative international/European vocational education and training research
- structure, legislation and organisation of the vocational education system
- professionalization of educational personnel
- transistions in vocational education and training with special focus on vulnerable groups
- occupational-, skill- and qualification research
- historical vocational education