Paul Parkinson OAM of

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served as the Regional Chair of the

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of the

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(WOSM),

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National Commissioner for Adult Training and Development. He is, as well, Principal of the Scouts Australia Institute of Training (SAIT). Parkinson started Scouting as a Cub, gaining his

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Award in 1968, and the

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in 1976. He became Deputy Chief Commissioner, Queensland Branch. He was awarded the

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in 2004, and in 2009 (from the Scout Association of Malaysia) the '' Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang''. Parkinson earned a Master of Environmental Education degree, and is completing Doctoral studies associated with self-regulatory learning practices in adults. He is a Lecturer (academia) in Science Education at the

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Campus of

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, in

. He has had national involvement in the development of science curriculum, and of science education.

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*https://scout.org/node/94/about/138 *https://www.scout.org/node/141321 *https://issuu.com/worldscouting/docs/6th_issue_january_2013 *https://issuu.com/worldscouting/docs/09_4rd_issue_2013 *www.europak-online.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Joint-14-EGSC-report-En.pdf *http://euroscoutinfo.com/tag/paul-parkinson/ *https://scoutsqld.com.au/.../J1179-Scouts-Annual-Report-PRINT-READY-PROOF.pdf World Scout Committee members Year of birth missing Scouting and Guiding in Australia {{Australia-bio-stub

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