English

Noun

pracademic ‎(plural pracademics)

1. Someone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area.

   The life and times of pracademics

Adjective

pracademic ‎(comparative more pracademic, superlative most pracademic)

1. Pertaining to a type of teaching style for entrepreneurs

   I earned a pracademic degree.

   The Pracademic Curve

References

• Paul L Posner, 'The Life and Times of Pracademics',
• Maria R. Volpe and David Chandler, Resolving and Managing Conflicts in Academic Communities: The Emerging Role of the "Pracademic", Negotiation Journal, Vol 17 No. 3, P245-255, 2001, Wiley InterScience
• Willard T. Price, A Pracademic Research Agenda for Public Infrastructure, Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 5, No. 4, 287-296 (2001), Sage.
• George L. Hanbury, A “Pracademic’s” Perspective of Ethics and Honor: Imperatives for Public Service in the 21st Century!, Public Organization Review, Volume 4, No. 3, Sept. 2004, pp. 187-204, Springer.
• Pracademic Degree
• Peter Simpson, Leicester University, Inaugural conference of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (April 2009).