Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

Career change teachers in hard-to-staff schools: should I stay or leave?

Babak Dadvand, Jan van Driel, Chris Speldewinde, Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

Journal article  |  2023  |  AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER

Recruiting career changers into teaching has emerged as a part of a strategy by governments worldwide to address complex teacher s..

Career Change Teachers: Caveat and Opportunities in Workforce Planning for Schools

Babak Dadvand, Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach, Jan van Driel, Chris Speldewinde

Reference Work  |  2023

Teacher shortage has emerged as a significant policy concern in post-pandemic times, prompting governments to attract more individ..

Accessing the International Baccalaureate: class, growth and marketisation in Australian schools, 2008-2019

Nicky Dulfer, Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach

Journal article  |  2022  |  GLOBALISATION SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a market leader in international education however, research suggests that it predominantl..

CAREER-CHANGERS: Keeping career-change teachers in the profession

Babak Dadvand, Lesleigh Dawborn-Gundlach, Jan van Driel, Chris Speldewinde

Report  |  2022

This report presents a review of international research alongside the findings from an Australian study involving 17 career-change..

Teacher Retention: Supporting Early-Career Science Teachers

Lesleigh Dawborn-Gundlach

Book Chapter  |  2021

The practices and approaches presented in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs which support a positive transition and adjustm..

Teacher perceptions of quality criterion referenced rubrics in practice

H Gundlach, M Dawborn-Gundlach

Journal article  |  2020  |  Literacy Learning: The Middle Years

To help students improve their writing and speaking, they need clear, jargon-free feedback that provides direction for their craft..

Scientific reasoning competencies in science teaching

M Krell, M Dawborn-Gundlach, J van Driel

Journal article  |  2020  |  Teaching Science: The Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association

Australian science teachers are asked to involve their students in the scientific processes of inquiry and investigation. The abil..

The Relationship between Demographic Factors and Adjustment to University for Mature-Age, Undergraduate Students

L Dawborn-Gundlach

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Education and Social Policy

It is important that all students who enrol in tertiary institutions can complete their chosen course. A smooth transition is crit..

Social Adjustment and Transition to University for Mature-Age, Undergraduate Students

Lesleigh Dawborn-Gundlach, Kay Margetts

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Education & Social Policy

This study sought to understand the impact of social transition on university adjustment for mature-age students enrolled in their..

Measures of the adjustment of mature-age, undergraduate students to university

LM Dawborn-Gundlach, K Margetts

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Global Education and Research

Adjustment to the first year of university involves engaging with the university culture and developing a sense of belonging or at..