Paul Parkinson
OAM
Regional Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee

Paul Parkinson OAM of Brisbane, Australia served as the Regional Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM),[1] Scouts Australia National Commissioner for Adult Training and Development. He is, as well, Principal of the Scouts Australia Institute of Training (SAIT).[2]

Parkinson started Scouting as a Cub, gaining his Queen's Scout Award in 1968, and the Baden-Powell Award in 1976. He became Deputy Chief Commissioner, Queensland Branch. He was awarded the Silver Kangaroo by Scouts Australia 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 Mount Gravatt Campus of Griffith University, in Brisbane. He has had national involvement in the development of science curriculum, and of science education.

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References

  1. ↑ "The 21st European Scout Conference closes in Berlin".
  2. ↑ "Principal SAIT". www.Scouts.com. Scouts Australia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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