新加坡書院（1823–1867）：英國東印度公司在新加坡的教育發展

Singapore Institution (1823–1867): The British India Company and Education Development in Singapore

本文以新加坡書院（Singapore Institution，1868年改名為Raffles Institution）為例子，探討其在英國東印度公司統治期間（1823–1867）的教育發展情況。此案例透過探討殖民者創辦教育的背景、目的與影響，以反思殖民教育的歷史書寫。本文以新加坡書院年度報告為主要史料，從公司資助、教育理念、學生背景、以及教育內容等切入，以探討殖民教育的發展脈絡。此研究也希望能夠藉此案例回應更廣大的帝國史問題，即強調殖民方並非是全然的強勢壓制者，並同時也注意到各方群體之間的互動，進而揭示帝國本身也非一個單一的結構。

This article focuses on Singapore Institution (which was renamed Raffles Institution in 1868) to investigate the development of education throughout the British East India Company period (1823-1867). In this case study, the exploration of the context, goals, and impacts of the colonists' educational development helps us to reflect on the historical writing of colonial education. The primary historical source is the annual reports of Singapore Institution, which are analysed from the perspectives of Company funding, educational ideas and student backgrounds, as well as educational content, to examine the development of colonial education. It is hoped that this study also answers the broader question of imperial history, that is, by emphasising that the coloniser is not entirely an oppressor, and by paying attention to the interactions between various groups, which in turn reveals that the empire itself is not a monolithic entity.