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Mr Thomas Alope comes from Esa’ala district in the Milne Bay Province. He was a graduate with the Bachelor’s            degree in Education (B.Ed. Science) from the University of Goroka in 2012. He began his first teaching career at        Santa Maria Secondary School and was called back as a graduate trainee under a three year Teaching Fellowship    program (2014-2016) by the University of Goroka. He was then enrolled for MSc studies with the Oxford                    University in 2014. He is now helping as an assistant tutor in the School of Education here at the University of            Goroka.

Research Interest/Background 

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Likes researching into issues impeding the progress of science education in Papua New Guinea