Research Guides: SFCE 572: SFCE Course Ebooks

About Library Ebooks

The books below, which have been assigned in SFCE classes, are listed in alphabetical order by title.

Please read the tips, as many of these ebooks have use restrictions.

If the edition listed here does not match the edition assigned by your professor, you might want to ask the the professor before using the ebook version.

Print Texts at the Library.

EMU Library Course Reserves
The library has print texts for some courses available at the Library Service Desk. Most of these will be for 2 hour in-library use.

SFCE Ebooks

About Becoming a Teacher by William Ayers
Publication Date: 2019
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. by Arundhati Roy
Publication Date: 2020
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States: A History of America's Polyglot Boardinghouse by Paul J. Ramsey
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Monique Gray Smith
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Publication Date: 2020
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. You won't be able to print or download any pages. This ebook reads differently than other ProQuest ebooks, use > to page through the book or use the book icon to view a panel with the table of contents. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Crazy Like Us by Ethan Watters
Publication Date: 2011
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer; Theodor W. Adorno; Gunzelin Schmid Noeri (Editor); Edmund Jephcott (Translator)
Publication Date: 2002
This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire
Publication Date: 2000
This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Ecojustice Education: Toward Diverse, Democratic, and Sustainable Communities, 2nd ed. by Rebecca A. Martusewicz; Jeff Edmundson; John Lupinacci
Publication Date: 2014
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks..
The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School - Better ebook version by Neil Postman
Publication Date: 1996
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School - EBSCO ebook version by Neil Postman
Publication Date: 1996
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Wait for at least 30 minutes before trying to access it again. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
The End of the Cognitive Empire: The Coming of Age of Epistemologies of the South by Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Publication Date: 2018
This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Everybody's Classroom: Differentiating for the Shared and Unique Needs of Diverse Students by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Publication Date: 2022
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Gilgamesh by Herbert Mason
Publication Date: 2003
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Globalization: An Introduction to the End of the Known World by Charles Lemert
Publication Date: 2015
Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
Made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: Skills for a Changing World by Arran Stibbe (Editor)
Publication Date: 2009
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by GAMEABOVE.
How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life by Jory Fleming; Lyric Winik (As told to)
Publication Date: 2021
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. This ebook reads differently than other ProQuest ebooks, use > to page through the book or use the book icon to view a panel with the table of contents. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood by Steven Mintz
Publication Date: 2004
Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for ACLS e-books
Inside the System: The Character of Urban Schools, 1890–1940. In The One Best System by David B. Tyack
Publication Date: 1974
This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
Intimations: Six Essays by Zadie Smith
Publication Date: 2020
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
John Dewey's Imaginative Vision of Teaching by Deron Boyles
Publication Date: 2020
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Learning the Left: Popular Culture, Liberal Politics, and Informal Education From 1900 to the Present by Paul J. Ramsey (Editor)
Publication Date: 2015
This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City by Barbara Miner
Publication Date: 2013
This is a 2-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by GAMEABOVE.
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone by Eduardo Galeano
Publication Date: 2010
This book can be used by multiple students at the same time. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Narcocapitalism by De De Sutter; Laurent de Sutter; Barnaby Norman (Translator)
Publication Date: 2018
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe
Publication Date: 2019
This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Education by Harvey Siegel
This Oxford ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. You may need to use the + links to expand sections. More tips for Oxford ebooks
Funded by EMU Student Government
Peace Education, 3rd ed. by Ian M. Harris; Mary Lee Morrison
Publication Date: 2012
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Sponsored by the EMU Credit Union.
Peace Education: How We Come to Love and Hate War by Nel Noddings
Publication Date: 2011
This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary. This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Pedagogy of the Heart by Paulo Freire
Publication Date: 2016
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Note: In the Table of Contents, scroll down to the Show Subsections link.
Funded by the EMU Library Textbook Affordability Initiative fund
Philosophy of Education, 4th ed. by Nel Noddings
Publication Date: 2015
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty, 2nd ed. by Paul C. Gorski
Publication Date: 2017-12-01
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools [Best version] by Diane Ravitch
Publication Date: 2013
This is a 2-user ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. You won't be able to print or download any pages. This ebook reads differently than other ProQuest ebooks, use > to page through the book or use the book icon to view a panel with the table of contents. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government

If this ebook is busy, try the EBSCO version below.
Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools [EBSCO version] by Diane Ravitch
Publication Date: 2013
This is a 2-user ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Wait for at least 30 minutes before trying to access it again. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Rhythmanalysis: Space, Time and Everyday Life by Henri Lefebvre
Publication Date: 2013
Scroll down to see links to chapters, which can be read online or downloaded. The chapter titles look like plain text, but they are links.
The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Gender and Education by Madeleine Arnot; Máirtin Mac an Ghaill (Editors)
Publication Date: 2006
Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
Funded by GAMEABOVE.
Schooled to Order: A Social History of Public Schooling in the United States by David Nasaw
Publication Date: 1981
This is on an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Shop Class As Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford
Publication Date: 2010
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Wait for at least 15 minutes before trying to access it again. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall
Publication Date: 2012
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
Publication Date: 2021
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Wait for at least 30 minutes before trying to access it again. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation by Richard Sennett
Publication Date: 2012
This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
The library also owns a different version of this ebook - see below.
Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation (ProQuest version) by Richard Sennett
Publication Date: 2012
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Tools for Conviviality by Ivan Illich
Publication Date: 1973
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
Publication Date: 1994
Full text available via ProQuest One Literature.
The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart by Ruth Behar
Publication Date: 1997
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. Wait for at least 15 minutes before trying to access it again. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in the left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Wasted Lives by Zygmunt Bauman
Publication Date: 2003
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
We Don't Need Another Hero by Gregory Michie; Alan Lockwood
Publication Date: 2012
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
What Kind of Citizen? by Joel Westheimer
Publication Date: 2015
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, Rev ed. by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Publication Date: 2003
This book can be used by multiple students at the same time. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by a grant from the EMU Women in Philanthropy
Wide Awakeness and the Moral Life in Landscapes of Learning by Maxine Greene
Publication Date: 2018
See chapter 3
With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830 by LeRoy Ashby
Publication Date: 2006
This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government
Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her by Susan Griffin
Publication Date: 2016
This is a one-person-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you may get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Scroll down to find chapter links or use the PDF or EPUB link in left column. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. If you get an odd error message when trying to log in, try refreshing the browser page. More tips for EBSCO ebooks..
World-Systems Analysis by Immanuel Wallerstein
Publication Date: 2004
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.