Cayley BurtonMEd · Certified ECE · Calgary
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Publications & Research

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Cayley is a researcher and writer as well as a teacher. Below are her academic publications and reports, podcast appearances, and media features – citations kept exactly as published.

A classroom documentation board titled "What do we know about bats?", covered with children's painted bats and their quoted questions.

Academic publications & reports

  1. Burton, C. (Forthcoming). FIRE BAN NO BURNING. In A. Abbott & L. Toohey-Wise (Eds.), Fire Season IV. Fire Season. Link →
  2. Burton, C. (Forthcoming). “Queer circle time: Inviting children’s responses to 2SLGBTQI+ picture books.” Journal of Childhood Studies.
  3. Eric Swanson. (2025, May). “Child care when families need it: 30 recommendations for advancing non-standard hours and flexibly scheduled $10aDay child care in BC.” Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC. Link →
  4. Saewyc, E., MacIntosh, L., Burton, C., Nath, R., Millar, S., & Ybarra, M. (2024). “The social negotiations of ‘girls like us’: What text-messaging dyadic interactions reveal about the lives of queer, lesbian, and bisexual girls living in the United States.” Journal of Adolescent Research, 40(2), 361–385. Link →
  5. Anderson, S., & Burton, C. (2024). “Wintering underground with peat fires.” In A. Abbott & L. Toohey-Wise (Eds.), Fire Season III. Fire Season. Link →
  6. AutismBC. (2022). “Parent and caregiver perspectives on the Family Connections Centres: AutismBC survey results.” AutismBC. Link →
  7. Burton, C. (2021, August 4). “What to do when your child wanders away: Autism, elopement, and policing.” AutismBC. Link →
  8. Burton, C. (2021, May 19). “‘This is a different kingdom’: A case study of gender-creative feminine expression during princess play.” Heliyon. Link →
  9. Burton, C. (2021, April 16). “Defund the police—a case for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).” The Georgia Straight. Link →
  10. Burton, C. (2020, Nov 13). “Gender disrupted during storytime: Critical literacy in early childhood education.” Journal of Childhood Studies, 45(4), 35–48. Link →
  11. Burton, C. (2020, October 21). “Making Halloween a teachable moment against racism.” Montreal Gazette. Link →
  12. Burton, C. (2020, June 2). “5 things you should know before hiring a nanny.” Parent Map. Link →
  13. Burton, C. (2020, February 16). “Reconciliation is dead: The educational ramifications of an empty promise.” The Georgia Straight. Link →
  14. Burton, C. (2020). “Jumping in sidewalk puddles: Eco-pedagogical practices in the urban environment for early childhood practitioners.” The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 16(1), 43–54. Link →
  15. Burton, C. (2020). “uprooted (report all wildfires).” In A. Abbott & L. Toohey-Wise (Eds.), Fire Season I. First Choice Books. Link →
  16. Burton, C. (2019, December 6). “Playground encounters of the natural kind: The teeming world of toddlers.” Axon: Creative Explorations, 9(2). Link →
  17. Burton, C. (2019, October 11). “Burning the midnight fossil fuels: The economic and environmental plight of millennials.” The Vancouver Sun. Link →
  18. Burton, C. (2019, April 27). “Gender and sex aren’t synonyms: Bullying prevention starts with definitions.” The Martlet: The University of Victoria’s Independent Newspaper. Link →
  19. Burton, C. (2019, March 25). “Reclaiming my youth—a thank you letter to the Canada Line.” The Georgia Straight. Link →
  20. Burton, C., & Anderson, S. (2019). “inhabit.” Link →
Cayley and a child making peace signs in front of a fountain on an overcast day.

Podcasts

  1. Valle Rivera, A. (Forthcoming). “Queer circle time: Lesson planning with 2SLGBTQIA+ picture books.” Early Years Thriving Webinar.
  2. Marx, K., & Huber, M. (2026, July 26). “The difference between freedom and liberation.” Liberated Learning. Link →
  3. Marx, K., & Huber, M. (2026, July 20). “It’s also mermaid tails.” Liberated Learning. Link →
  4. Marx, K., & Huber, M. (2026, July 16). “It takes time.” Liberated Learning. Link →
  5. Wagner, J. (2025, June 15). “Forgotten ECEs across Canada: British Columbia – advocacy with Cayley Burton.” The Forgotten ECE. Link →
  6. Bernt-Santy, H. (2024, July 3). “Princess play = gender creative play.” That Early Childhood Nerd. Link →

Media appearances

  1. Janusz Korczak Association of Canada. (2021, January 30). “The Janusz Korczak Scholarship.” Janusz Korczak Association of Canada. Link →
  2. Rud, J. (2021, January 27). “UBC psychologist, UBC early education grad student honoured with Korczak awards.” Representative for Children and Youth. Link →
  3. Fletcher, T. (2020, April 20). “UBC students help frontline medical workers.” UBC News. Link →
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