Public Policy as Curriculum

A feminist post-structural policy and critical policy analysis of legislative bills mandating intramural and interscholastic sports participation according to sex.

Abstract

This study is a feminist post-structural policy analysis as a form of historical (Davis, Jr., 1991, pp. 77-88) and critical (Sirotnik, 1991, pp. 243-258) curriculum inquiry of five state legislative bills mandating that intramural and interscholastic sports teams be grouped according to sex (Allan et al., 2009). The study first describes the legal context of the sampled bills and the populations that are affected. Then, the study engages in feminist post-structural policy analysis by answering the following questions adapted from the three primary feminist post-structural policy analysis focuses (Allan et al., 2009). This study then engages in a critical policy analysis of the bills to explore their practical implications (Cahill, 2015; Apple, 2018, Diem et al., 2014). The study concludes with a brief recommendation of policy changes.