Intro
Acknowledgment
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Who or What Are 'Pracademics'?
The Emergence and Growth of the Pracademic in Higher Education
Pracademic Identities: Professional Values and Esteem
Professional Values
Professional Esteem
Organisation of This Book
Pracademic Identities
Professional Development
Teaching Practice
References
Part I: Pracademic Identities
Chapter 2: 'Don't Take Your Briefcase': Navigating a Career Change from Professional Practice to the Academic Role
Introduction
Methodology

Practices and Procedures of Working in an Academic Role
Findings
Academic First Impressions: Comparisons to Previous Role
Academic First Impressions: The Role of an Academic
Professional and Academic Knowledge
The Knowledge Paradox
The Rise of the Pracademic?
Conclusion
Established Pracademics as Mentors
Dynamic Academic Handbook
Adaptations to Threshold Lecturer Preparation Programmes
Academic Literacy Support
Conversations About the Academic Role
Recommendation to Enhance HE from Pracademics
References

Chapter 3: From Expert to Novice: A Lecturer's Tale
Introduction
Key Themes
Personal Journey
Finding My Collegial Buddies
Do You Need a PhD?
Making a Successful Transition
Being Authentic
Realistic Expectations and Preparation
Connecting the Dots Between Clinical Practice and Academia
Recruitment
Testing the Water
Structured and Well-Planned Inductions
Buddies and Formal Mentorship
Conclusion
References

Chapter 4: The Pracademic: Where Practice Meets Theory. The Value of Practitioner Experience when Teaching and Researching in a Higher Education Environment
Introduction
Key Themes
The Past
The Present
Conclusion
The Future
References
Chapter 5: Imposter Syndrome and the Non-pracademics: A Joint Autoethnographic Account
Introduction
Position Statement
Situating Imposter Syndrome in Debates on Pracademia
Methodology
Diary-Keeping
Data Analysis
Findings
Lack of Lived Experience: "No Time Behind the Wheel"

Networks and Ties: "It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know"
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Grappling with Pracademia in Education: Forms, Functions, and Futures
Introduction
Key Themes
Forms: The Origins of the Pracademic and Pracademia
Functions: Identity
Functions: Theorising Pracademia Through Communities and Landscapes of Practice
Futures: Grappling with Pracademia and the Pracademic
Forms, Functions and Futures of Pracademia
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: 'Finding Your People': The Role of Networks in Pracademic Identity Construction