| 1942 - 1946 | Attended primary school in Essen and Ingolstadt |
| 1946 - 1955 | Attends the Carl-Humann Grammar School in Essen, graduates with a secondary school leaving certificate |
| 1955 - 1960 | Studied philosophy and Catholic theology in Bonn, Munich and Paderborn; final theological examination 1959 in Bonn; ordination 1960 in Essen |
| 1960 - 1967 | Professional activity as parish chaplain in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Essen-Frohnhausen and Essen-Altenessen, from 1962 also district chaplain of the Christian Workers Youth (CAJ) for the city of Essen. Main areas of activity: Youth work: CAJ, other organised youth groups, weekend seminars, partial open door, holiday camps, international youth exchange (with France and Poland) Adult education: district-related socio-political discussion forums in cooperation with the Adult Education Centre Essen and Protestant church congregations School service in primary, secondary, special and mountain schools |
| 1967 | Change of profession |
| 1967 - 1971 | Studied social sciences at the Ruhr University in Bochum; graduated with a doctorate (supervisors Prof. Dr. Urs Jaeggi and Prof. Dr. Hanno Kesting) |
| 1971 - 1974 | Research assistant in the Department of Sociology at the Ruhr University of Education, Dortmund Department, Chair of Prof. Dr. Konrad Pfaff |
| 1973 - 1975 | Spokesperson for the Sociology Department at the Ruhr University of Education, Dortmund Dept. |
| 1974 - 1975 | Academic councillor |
| 1975 - 1998 | Professor of Sociology at the Social Academy Dortmund, Scientific Academy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, also Coordinator of the Social Policy Department |
| 1980 - 1982 1990 - 1992 | Director of the Social Academy |
| 1986 - 1989 | Head of the project: "Development, testing and evaluation of joint seminars for foreign and German workers with a company multiplier function" (short title: Bildungsarbeit mit ausländischen und deutschen Arbeitnehmern - BALD), funded by the Federal Minister of Education and Science and the Hans Böckler Foundation, in cooperation with DGB, IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik and IG Metall |
| 1997 - 1999 | Head of the "Enquête on the Living Conditions of Refugees in Germany", funded by the Federal Labour Office, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Hans Böckler Foundation |
| 1998 - 2000 | Professor of Sociology at the Centre for Continuing Education (ZfW) at the University of Dortmund; co-opted into Faculty 12 (Educational Science and Sociology) at the University of Dortmund |
| 2000 - 2002 | Head of the project "Jewish contingent refugees in North Rhine-Westphalia. Problematic aspects of their professional integration", funded by the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Qualification and Technology of North Rhine-Westphalia and the University of Dortmund |
| 2000 | Retirement |
Department: Social and Cultural Sciences