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White, Robyn; Wallace, John – Research in Science Education, 1999
Describes the activities of two prominent science educators who presided over Australian science curriculum reforms during the 1960s and 1970s. Represents the educators' actions as heroic and describe how the Heroes shaped, modified, and united the culture through referents, rituals, and artifacts. Speculates on the importance of heroic activity…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Development