{"id":3177,"date":"2021-05-26T22:57:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/?p=3177"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:14:28","slug":"news-dr-billy-wong-associate-professor-in-widening-participation-university-of-reading-publishes-the-ideal-student-book-with-open-university-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2021\/05\/26\/news-dr-billy-wong-associate-professor-in-widening-participation-university-of-reading-publishes-the-ideal-student-book-with-open-university-press\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS \u2013 Dr. Billy Wong (Associate Professor in Widening Participation, University of Reading) publishes the \u2018Ideal Student\u2019 book with Open University Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/education\/about\/staff\/b-wong.aspx\">Dr. Billy Wong<\/a><\/strong> (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) has published his book, <em>The Ideal Student<\/em>, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/t.chiu\">Dr. Tiffany Chiu<\/a><\/strong> from Imperial College London. Based on his <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/idealstudent\/\"><strong>Ideal Student project<\/strong><\/a>, funded by the British Academy, the book provides a comprehensive account and discussion of the concept of the ideal student, with theoretical, empirical and practical contributions to knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2021\/05\/26\/news-dr-billy-wong-associate-professor-in-widening-participation-university-of-reading-publishes-the-ideal-student-book-with-open-university-press\/ideal-student-book-jacket\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3178\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3178 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/05\/Ideal-student-book-jacket-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/05\/Ideal-student-book-jacket-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/05\/Ideal-student-book-jacket-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/05\/Ideal-student-book-jacket-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2021\/05\/Ideal-student-book-jacket.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official website of the book can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mheducation.co.uk\/the-ideal-student-deconstructing-expectations-in-higher-education-9780335249251-emea-group\">here<\/a><\/strong> and it is also available on popular book websites, such as Amazon, bookdepository, Foyles, Waterstones and WHSmith.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Dr. Wong\u2019s research, visit his staff profile page <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/education\/about\/staff\/b-wong.aspx\">here<\/a><\/strong>. You can also follow him on Twitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billybwong\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/2021\/01\/25\/news-dr-billy-wong-associate-professor-in-widening-participation-university-of-reading-and-his-colleague-dr-peter-kemp-principal-investigator-from-kings-college-london\/billy2-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2923\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2923\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/12\/billy2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wong, B., &amp; Chiu, Y.L.T. (2021). <em>The Ideal Student: Deconstructing Expectations in Higher Education<\/em>. London: Open University Press.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Billy Wong (Associate Professor in Widening Participation) has published his book, The Ideal Student, with Dr. Tiffany Chiu from Imperial College London. 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