{"id":2434,"date":"2019-11-25T00:14:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T00:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:14:40","slug":"news-dr-billy-wong-was-invited-speaker-for-the-centre-for-social-mobility-at-the-university-of-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2019\/11\/25\/news-dr-billy-wong-was-invited-speaker-for-the-centre-for-social-mobility-at-the-university-of-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS \u2013 Dr. Billy Wong (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) was invited speaker for the Centre for Social Mobility at the University of Exeter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/education\/about\/staff\/b-wong.aspx\"><strong>Dr. Billy Wong<\/strong><\/a> (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) spoke to fellow researchers and practitioners at the University of Exeter\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/socialmobility\/\">Centre for Social Mobility<\/a> <\/strong>on Wednesday 19<sup>th<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n<p>Billy talked about his recent papers on the academic success of non-traditional students, with an emphasis on practical implications for individuals and institutions. He also delivered a similar session for Reading colleagues in the library services as part of their \u2018<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/library\/about-us\/policies\/lib-staff-training.aspx\">Staff Development Hour<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 on Friday 15<sup>th<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/Unorganized\/billy1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/Unorganized\/billy1.png 413w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/Unorganized\/billy1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Billy Wong and Dr. Anna Mountford-Zimdars (Co-Director of the Centre for Social Mobility)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The relevant papers from these talks is below, all with open access:<\/p>\n<p>Wong, B. &amp; Chiu, Y.L.T. (2019). \u2018Swallow your pride and fear\u2019: The educational strategies of high-achieving non-traditional university students. <em>British Journal of Sociology of Education<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01425692.2019.1604209\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01425692.2019.1604209<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wong, B. (2018). By chance or by plan?: The academic success of nontraditional students in higher education<em>. AERA Open<\/em>, <em>4<\/em>(2), 1-14. <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/2332858418782195\">http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/2332858418782195<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Billy Wong (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) spoke to fellow researchers and practitioners at the University of Exeter\u2019s Centre for Social Mobility on Wednesday 19th November. 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