1 Contents Abstract...........................................................................................................................................................2 Keywords ........................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................2 Defining postmodernism ................................................................................................................................2 HE and the Context of Disciplines; Defining Terms ........................................................................................3 What is the Purpose or Function of Higher Education? .................................................................................3 What might a postmodern solution look like? ...............................................................................................4 Postmodern rubrics ........................................................................................................................................4 Advanced rubric ..........................................................................................................................................6 A specific working model ..............................................................................................................................10 Outline of the model .................................................................................................................................10 Where did it come from? ......................................................................................................................10 How did it arise? ...................................................................................................................................12 Was it effective? ...................................................................................................................................12 What were its limitations? ....................................................................................................................13 Model ........................................................................................................................................................14 Limitations, Difficulties, and Responses .......................................................................................................17