Finally, we returned to our original question. 

• The funding process is not supporting research in practice. SSHRC funds academically shaped research. The criteria for funding have to be changed.
• NLS has more flexible funding criteria, but their projects do not have the same credibility in the academic sector.
• We need to link practitioner researchers to the debates going on in academia about the foundations of knowledge. 

Sharing Research and Reflections: The journal needs you!
with Tannis Atkinson and members of the Editorial Committee

Rapporteur: Tamara Levine

The vision for the journal is that it will foster communication, connections and challenges, both in print and online. People are invited to submit a range of types of articles. The list of possibilities is outlined on page 20 of the first issue. The journal hopes to include new voices, and to find ways to encourage new writers. They also want to encourage alternative formats for writing: conversations between instructors, dialogues with learners, e-mail discussions, creative work, and digital photographs with captions.

Literacies is a critical development in building the Canadian literacy community. Some comments:

"It will be so important in isolated areas."
" I'm thrilled with the alternative format and the possibilities it presents."
"My experience as a practitioner was a 'disconnect': it will be great to have cross-Canada and cross-viewpoint communication through the journal."

Practitioners face several barriers to writing: lack of time, insecurity, uncertainty about content. The journal plans to support writing with a series of workshops for writers, and hiring regional animators who can support writing in different parts of the country. The biggest barrier for practitioners is time. One participant suggested a concrete way to overcome this barrier: build a writing day onto the end of conferences like this one. This gives people supported writing time, away from the myriad responsibilities of work.

For more information about the journal, people were encouraged to visit www.literacyjournal.ca.