Publications – Hugh Gundlach

Peer reviewed journal articles and theses

Gundlach, H. A. D. & Maglitto, M. (2026). Representation matters: Diversity and inclusion in the senior Literature curriculum. Australian Journal of English Education, 61(1).
Gundlach, H. A. D., Rivera, K. M., & Simpson, R. (2025). Cinematic Portrayals of Music Teachers 1940 – 2025: An Analytical Study and Database. Journal of Research in Music Education.
Gundlach, H. A. D. (2025). What really influences teacher attrition, migration, and retention? The Australian Educational Researcher, 52, 3079–3099.
Gundlach, H. A. D., Slemp, G. R., & Hattie, J. (2024). A Meta-analysis of the Antecedents of Teacher Turnover and Retention. Educational Research Review, 44(100606).
Gundlach, H. A. D. (2023). Sustaining English teachers in their work: the role of job crafting. Australian Journal of English Education, 58(2), 18-33.
Gundlach, H. A. D. (2022). Factors Related to Teacher Turnover from Schools and the Profession: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Survey, [PhD Thesis, The University of Melbourne].
Gundlach, H. A. D. (2015). Supporting Assessment Rubric Writing Competency through Quality Criterion Referenced Rubrics, [Masters Thesis, The University of Melbourne].
Gundlach, H. A. D., & Neville, B. A. (2012). Authenticity: Further theoretical and practical development, Journal of Brand Management, 19(6), (March), 484-499.
Gundlach, H. A. D. (2007). Packaging Authenticity in the Premium Beer Market, [Honours Thesis, The University of Melbourne].

Major Projects

Gundlach, H. (2024). Teachers on screen database, a dynamic repository featuring over 1,500 fictional teachers from more than 750 films and television programs. It is continually updated with comprehensive profiles of the teachers, school contexts, and text metadata. https://doi.org/10.26188/25392106
- Melbourne Data Analytics Platform Faculty-supported collaboration, 2025.
Gundlach, H. (2024). Representation Matters: VCE Literature and English Project, a dynamic repository of texts from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s English and Literature set textlists for senior level studies from 2000-2026. The database features over 550 distinct novels, plays, short story anthologies, poetry collections, films and other texts. It includes comprehensive profiles of the texts’ characters, settings, and themes, as well as authors’ demographic profiles and text metadata. https://doi.org/10.26188/26231102
- Collier Charitable Fund, 2025.
- International Community for Classroom Research Conference Grant, 2025.
- Melbourne Data Analytics Platform Project Development Seed Fund, 2024.
- Australian Association for the Teaching of English Classroom Research Seed Funding, 2023.

Gundlach, H., & Dawborn-Gundlach, M. (2020). Teacher perceptions of quality criterion referenced rubrics in practice. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 28 (3), 64-75.
Gundlach, H. (2020). Beyond the text response essay: Alternative writing tasks., Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 28 (2), 63-69.

Gundlach, H. (2024). Would you like a career with that? ACEL Perspectives, 16-17.
Gundlach, H. (2024). Fit for Leadership: Sports coaching theory for team development. Australian Educational Leader, 46(2), 36-39.
Gundlach, H. (2024). Ins and outs: Reimagining teachers’ employment. Australian Educational Leader, 46(1), 54-57.
Gundlach, H. (2023). Rethinking teacher turnover in Australian schools. Australian Educational Leader, 45(2), 34-36.
Gundlach, H. (2023). Mentoring to retain early career teachers. Australian Educational Leader, 45(1), 39-41.

Gundlach, H., & Maglitto, M. (2025). Whose stories are told? Indigenous voices in the VCE Literature curriculum, Idiom, 61(1), 53-56.
Gundlach, H. (2024). Workload and wellbeing the key to a sustainable English teacher workforce, Idiom, 60(1), 67-71.
Gundlach, H. (2023). Becoming a teacher-researcher, Idiom, 59(3), 53-55.
Gundlach, H. (2023). From audit to plaudit: Balancing your textlist, Idiom, 59(2) 45-48.
Gundlach, H. (2022). Meaningful meetings, Idiom, 58(1), 37-40.
Gundlach, H. (2021). An Internship Approach to Initial Teacher Education, (Ed.), Idiom, 57(3), 25-26.
Gundlach, H. (2021). Supporting early career English teachers during and after initial teacher education, Idiom, 57(3), 14-17.
Gundlach, H. (2018). What initial teacher educators can do to reduce early career teacher attrition, Idiom, 54(3), 16-20.
Gundlach, H. (2018). Writing Better Rubrics, Idiom, 54(1), 43-46.
Gundlach, H. (2015). What if teachers adopted another profession’s perspective?, Idiom, 51(2), 36-37.
Gundlach, H. (2014). The Power of Genetics, A Context Study of People and Power in GATTACA, Idiom, 49(2), 60-62.
(2025). Review: Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide to Making Your Own Comics, (June), 14.
(2018). Review: Research skills for teachers, Idiom, 54(3), 46.
(2015). Review: Shavings – A Collection of short, short stories, Idiom, 51(1).
(2014). Review: Successful English 1&2 (2nd Ed), Idiom, 50(1).
Contributing Editor, Idiom, 2015, 51(2), ‘Paradigm Lost’.
Editor and contributor, vox, Issues 1 – 5, 2018 – 2019. Selected articles include:
- (2019). Leading discussion, 2(2), 12.
- (2019). New to a school, new to teaching, 2(1), 11.
- (2019). How does personality affect learning style? 2(1), 9.
- (2018). Questioning techniques: what are you really asking? 1(3), 21.
- (2018). Behaviour management: All clear, 1(3), 17-18.
- (2018). English in marketing, 1(3), 7-8.
- (2018). End of year ideas, 1(3), 6.

Gundlach, H. (2025, September 22). To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for. The Conversation.
Gundlach, H. (2025, January 30). Women have finally achieved parity on VCE English reading lists, but there are fewer classics. The Conversation.
Gundlach, H. (2023, November 23). A new database of teachers on screen shows they are often portrayed as rule-breakers, losers or villains. The Conversation.
Gundlach, H. (2023, May 5). We won’t solve the teacher shortage until we answer these 4 questions. The Conversation.
Gundlach, H. & Slemp, G. (2022, February 28). Higher salaries might attract teachers but pay isn’t one of the top 10 reasons for leaving. The Conversation.

Gundlach, H. (2026, February 17). Improving teacher job satisfaction through job crafting ≠ longer hours. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Camilleri, K. & Gundlach, H. (2025, November 21). Re-imagining the university lecture for the next generation of Australian students. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Gundlach, H. (2025, July 28). On-screen music teachers are hitting a bum note. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Gundlach, H., & Maglitto, M. (2025, March 21). White, male, British authors still dominate school reading lists. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Gundlach, H. (2024, December 28). How to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint’. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Gundlach, H. (2023, December 12). Do on-screen teachers help or hinder real-life recruitment., Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.
Gundlach, H. (2023, April 26). Patching the right holes to retain Australian teachers. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne.

Gundlach, H. (2024). Real versus reel: Lessons learnt from teachers on screen. Education Matters (Secondary), (April), 55.
Gundlach, H. (2024). Rethinking data. Education Matters (Primary), (February), 52-53.
Gundlach, H. (2023). Dynamic career pathways may be the key to teacher retention. Education Matters (Secondary), (April), 53. (Online version)

Gundlach, H. (2026, January 23). Measuring impact! Tips for measuring and demonstrating research impact. EduResearch Matters.
Gundlach, H. (2026, January 20). Leveraging media for impact: A Guide for Early Career Researchers. EduResearch Matters.
Gundlach, H. (2025, October 10). Tips: How to make the transition from doctoral student to early-career researcher. EduResearch Matters.
Gundlach, H. (2024, December 16). What I learned from my first AARE conference. EduResearch Matters.
Gundlach, H. (2024, October 10). What I learned from being an ABC media expert for two weeks., EduResearch Matters.
Gundlach, H. (2024, July 1). Fight! How videogames can power up learning now. EduResearchMatters.
Gundlach, H. (2023, October 19). Leaders: Could we please just get this done quickly? EduResearchMatters.

Supervised theses, The University of Melbourne

Maglitto, M. (2025). Representation Matters: The VCE Senior Literature Curriculum [Funded classroom research project].
- Winner, Monash University Jeff Northfield Memorial Award for Excellence in Teacher Research, 2025.
Qiao, J. (2025). Representing Teacher Sacrifice in ‘Abbott Elementary’: A Cultural Analysis of Psychological Motivations [Master of Education thesis].
Wang, H. (2025). Analysis of VCE Mathematics Assessors’ Reports [Master of Education thesis].
Blair, R. (2025). What does mark-loss analysis and exam-report feedback reveal about student performance gaps in VCE Physics? [Master of Education thesis].
Prentis, J. (2025). Queer Representation in Victorian Senior Literature Text lists [Master of Education (Literacy) thesis].
Guo, Y. (2024). Examining TESOL in China: Pedagogical Shifts, Media Influence, and Socio-Political Contexts in a Globalized Education System [Master of Education (TESOL) thesis].
Kelly, J. (2024). Indigenous Australian Texts on Student Bookshelves: Australian First Nations representation on Victorian Senior English Text Lists [Master of Education (Literacy) thesis].

Other

Gundlach, H. (2022, March 22). Behind the scenes of Shakespeare Day. Fintona Girls’ School.
Gundlach, H. (2017). Jukebox Journal, Vision Magazine, 28 (1), 32. Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children.
Gundlach, H. (2010, November 19). Where’s the work experience? AdNews.
Gundlach, H. (2010, November 12). Training the next generation. B&T.
Gundlach, H. (2010, November). Carltonsberg? The importance of brand authenticity. Marketing.
Gundlach, H. (2010, January 29). Still Foxing. AdNews.
Gundlach, H. & Moncrieff, M. (2007, November 30). Lazy investors get credit for crisis. The Age.