The Elphinstone Institute of the University of Aberdeen sponsored a one-day conference on the topic of 'Local Schools and National Schooling' in September 2000. A modified version of seven of the papers which were presented here.
North-East identities and Scottish schooling : the relationship of the Scottish educational system to the culture of the North-East of Scotland. ISBN 0954568222. Published by Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.