Open Oregon Educational Resources received two grants to develop openly licensed course materials with an equity lens in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, and Criminal Justice. After four years of collaboration with an outstanding team of authors and instructors, we are delighted to share our openly licensed course materials for free online and in print at low cost.

Our peer-reviewed textbooks are designed with equity in mind. You will find rich images and multimedia in addition to written content. You will also find interactive reflection prompts and self-check questions aligned with each chapter’s learning objectives. Scroll down each book’s landing page to review the table of contents.

Each textbook has a course pack of integrated course materials where we share ancillaries. We know instructors want relevant and practical resources to support their teaching. We post course content on Google sites to make sharing easy.

Our materials are all collected in OERCommons Groups so that instructors can find links to textbooks and ancillaries at a single link. Community members can contribute relevant openly licensed materials to the group.

Open Oregon Educational Resources is especially proud of the collaboration that took place among 200-plus people to bring these high-quality course materials to launch. Enjoy the entire list of collaborators at Open Curriculum Project Participants [Google Doc]. 

Where to find our materials

Open TextbookCourse PackOERCommons GroupOrder Print Copies
Contemporary Families in the US: An Equity Lens 2eContemporary Families in the U.S. Instructor Course PacksContemporary Families in the U.S. OER Commons Group

Purchase a print copy of Contemporary Families in the US, Volume 1 (chapters 1-7)

 

Purchase a print copy of Contemporary Families in the US, Volume 2 (chapters 8-14)

Understanding Human Development: Prenatal Through AdolescenceUnderstanding Human Development Instructor Course PacksUnderstanding Human Development OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Understanding Human Development: Prenatal Through Adolescence
Introduction to Human Services: An Equity Lens 2eIntroduction to Human Services Instructor Course PacksIntro to Human Services OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Introduction to Human Services: An Equity Lens 2e
Human Services Practicum: An Equity LensHuman Services Practicum Instructor Course PacksHuman Services Practicum OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Human Services Practicum: An Equity Lens
Sociology in Everyday Life: An Equity Lens*Sociology in Everyday Life Instructor Course PacksSociology in Everyday Life OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Sociology in Everyday Life: An Equity Lens
Changing Society*Changing Society Instructor Course PacksChanging Society OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Changing Society
Inequality and Interdependence: Social Problems and Social Justice*Inequality and Interdependence Instructor Course PacksInequality and Interdependence OER Commons Group

​​Purchase a print copy of Inequality and Interdependence, Volume 1 (chapters 1-7)

 

Purchase a print copy of Inequality and Interdependence, Volume 2 (chapters 8-14)

Sociology of Gender: An Equity LensSociology of Gender Instructor Course PacksSociology of Gender OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Sociology of Gender: An Equity Lens
Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System: An Equity LensIntroduction to the American Criminal Justice System Instructor Course PacksIntroduction to the American Criminal Justice System OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System: An Equity Lens
Introduction to Criminology: An Equity LensIntroduction to Criminology Instructor Course PacksIntroduction to Criminology OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Introduction to Criminology: An Equity Lens
Mental Disorders and the Criminal Justice SystemMental Disorders and the Criminal Justice System Instructor Course PacksMental Disorders and the Criminal Justice System OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Mental Disorders and the Criminal Justice System
Race, Crime and InjusticeRace, Crime and Injustice Instructor Course PacksRace, Crime and Injustice OER Commons GroupPurchase a print copy of Race, Crime and Injustice

* Textbooks with learning outcomes that align with Oregon’s statewide course name, number, description, and learning outcomes adopted in 2024. For more information please visit the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission​’s Educator Resources – Common Course Numbering [Website].