Theo Döppers

Theo Döppers is a Researcher at the Department of General Educational Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, focusing on professional and educational biographies, student research, educational inequalities, pedagogical professionalism, and postcolonial theory. His work bridges vocational education and migration studies, with a particular emphasis on Vietnamese diaspora experiences in Germany and the interplay between prior professional experience and academic training.

• Education:
  • MA in Extracurricular Education (2011–2015), Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • BA in Extracurricular Education (2008–2011), Justus Liebig University Giessen

Research Highlights include analyzing teacher habitus and professionalization in vocational schools, transnational educational biographies, and the role of prior job experiences in vocational teacher education. He contributes to studies on Vietnamese diaspora in Chemnitz and systemic quality assessments in higher education.

Publications trend toward vocational education reform, practical training integration, and migration dynamics, with recent works exploring career paths of vocational teachers and cultural integration of Vietnamese communities in Germany.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Best of Poster Award, JURE 2022 (Porto)

• Memberships:
• Associate Member, German Society for Educational Science (DGfE)