‘Building Community for Generations to Come’
Alison Black, a lecturer at UC San Diego's Department of Education Studies, emphasizes the importance of inclusion, belonging, and connection in learning, drawing from her experience as a teacher and researcher, particularly with military-connected students. Her work highlights the need for educators to understand and support students' multiple identities and experiences.
Alison Black, a continuing lecturer in UC San Diego's Department of Education Studies, has built her academic career around the idea that inclusion, belonging, and connection are essential to learning. She came to UC San Diego as an undergraduate in 2001 and later earned her master's and teaching credential. Black's experience as a middle school teacher and her doctoral research, which focused on the military community, informed her understanding of the importance of social and relational elements in the classroom. Her research showed that students with multiple identities, such as military kids, face unique challenges but also develop strengths like social skills due to their experiences. Black's work emphasizes the need for educators to create opportunities for bridging connections between students' different worlds and identities, which can impact student success and belonging. As San Diego has a large military population, Black's findings are particularly relevant to the region's civilian schools.
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