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Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia

Pracademia

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Editors:
  1. Jill Dickinson

    1. School of Law, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  2. Teri-Lisa Griffiths

    1. Department of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

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  • Offers inspiring real-world stories from a range of institutional contexts
  • Addresses issues that resonate for educators and policy makers in higher education
  • Considers applying theoretical approaches in various contexts for professional development

Part of the book series: Knowledge Studies in Higher Education (KSHE, volume 13)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jill Dickinson, Teri-Lisa Griffiths
    Pages 1-8

  3. Pracademic Identities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. ‘Don’t Take Your Briefcase’: Navigating a Career Change from Professional Practice to the Academic Role

      • Mary Kitchener
      Pages 11-24

    3. From Expert to Novice: A Lecturer’s Tale

      • Suzanne Hodgson
      Pages 25-38

    4. The Pracademic: Where Practice Meets Theory. The Value of Practitioner Experience when Teaching and Researching in a Higher Education Environment

      • Michelle Stirk
      Pages 39-51

    5. Imposter Syndrome and the Non-pracademics: A Joint Autoethnographic Account

      • Catherine Wilkinson, Samantha Wilkinson
      Pages 53-64

    6. Grappling with Pracademia in Education: Forms, Functions, and Futures

      • Paul Campbell, Trista Hollweck, Deborah M. Netolicky
      Pages 65-83

    7. ‘Finding Your People’: The Role of Networks in Pracademic Identity Construction

      • Helen Taylor
      Pages 85-97
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About this book

This multi-disciplinary collection addresses issues relating to current or former practitioners within the context of higher education. Drawing together a range of voices, the contributors explore contemporary issues organised around three core themes of pracademic identities, professional development, and teaching practice. Underpinned by theoretical frameworks, reporting empirical findings, and adopting a reflective lens, this critical examination draws on a range of experiences to provide a deeper understanding of the contribution of pracademics within the sector for stakeholders, including leaders, policy makers and professional bodies, and current and future pracademics. 

Dedicated to highlighting the potential of the pracademic contribution, this collection explores key topics including building networks, practice-informed teaching, consultancy, and collaborative research. Contributions investigate some of the practical barriers faced by pracademics making the transition into higher education, including imposter syndrome, cultural adjustment, and managing dual professional identities. The aim of this collection is to champion the benefits of a diverse academy for everyone involved.


Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Law, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Jill Dickinson

  • Department of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Teri-Lisa Griffiths

About the editors

Jill Dickinson is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Leeds and Senior Fellow of Advance HE. A former Solicitor, Jill has around 25 years’ combined experience in teaching, research, and legal practice and her research around place-making, learning landscapes, and professional development has led to the development of communities of practice with organisations including Advance HE.

Teri-Lisa Griffiths is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University. As a former careers adviser, Teri-Lisa is interested in how spaces for education and professional identity can influence career and development choices. As the Year Tutor and Employability Lead for Criminology, an awareness of how institutional and national policy initiatives impact on course delivery is influential in her work.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia

  • Book Subtitle: Pracademia

  • Editors: Jill Dickinson, Teri-Lisa Griffiths

  • Series Title: Knowledge Studies in Higher Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33745-1Published: 01 August 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33748-2Due: 01 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33746-8Published: 31 July 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2566-7106

  • Series E-ISSN: 2566-8315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 284

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Higher Education, Professional & Vocational Education, Career Skills, Education Policy

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