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My Contract as the Academic Dean at Tabor Adelaide, a non-self accrediting education provider in Adelaide, South Australia, expired in January 2012; and I have been appointed as the Senior Manager of the Learning and Teaching Unit at RMIT, Victoria. Tabor Adelaide is a multi-denominational, dual sector Christian tertiary institution offering Government accredited qualifications from vocational certificates to research doctorates (in theology). The College began in 1979 as a small Pentecostal Bible and training centre, through which Christians might be better equipped to serve God and the community (Australian Universities Quality Agency, 2010: 30). Prior to my appointment at Tabor Adelaide I was an academic staff member in the School of Education, Victoria University (VU) between 1987–2008.
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Mulraney, R. (2012). Never Give In. In: Ryan, M. (eds) Reflections on Learning, Life and Work. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-025-5_19
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