本論文旨在探討喬治‧艾略特（George Eliot）所著小說《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》（The Mill on the Floss）中的教育議題。循此闡述書中蘊含工業革命與教育間息息相關，進而揭示工業革命即為英國教育改革一大催化劑。
十九世紀，英國因工業革命而歷經許多重大變遷，其中影響最深遠者，乃由農業社會轉型為工商社會。此變遷促使國內對受過工商技藝訓練的人力需求暴增，然當時英國並無一貫技職教育體系。因此，當代眾多教育評論家倡導學校課程應提供職能訓練；同時主張傳統教育的主軸－「古典文化的習得」，對輔助學生未來就業能力，已然不足，不適合為教育核心課程。
《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》此書可視為艾略特對於上述教育改革論述的回應。書中，艾略特透過湯姆（Tom）的求學及求職經驗來表達她對維多利亞時期教育體制及課程實用性的關切。然而，艾略特並非全然否定古典教育的價值，而是強調個人所學須與未來生涯規劃相關聯的重要性。

關鍵字：工業革命、教育改革、實用教育、古典教育、《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》

Abstract
This thesis explores the theme of education in George Eliot’s novel The Mill on the Floss. It examines the correlation between the Industrial Revolution and education, as suggested in the novel, to illustrate the Revolution as a catalyst for British educational reforms. In the nineteenth century, Britain experienced a great variety of changes consequent to the Industrial Revolution. The most significant change, the nation’s transformation from an agricultural society to an industrial and commercial society, induced an increasing demand for a workforce with vocational trainings in technical and commercial skills. However, Britain at that time had no uniformed system of vocational trainings. As a result, many contemporary education critics began to advocate that the school curriculum should be useful in equipping pupils for their future employment; meanwhile, they also maintained that classical learning, the major component of traditional education, should not dominate the curriculum, for it had limited utility in preparing students for the job market. The Mill on the Floss can be viewed as Eliot’s response to such talks about educational reforms. Eliot expresses her concern for Victorian education system and its practicality through, primarily, Tom’s schooling and job search experiences in the novel. But instead of issuing an unreserved denial of the value of classical education, Eliot emphasizes the importance of the connection between the individual’s schooling and his future path.

Keywords: Industrial Revolution, educational reform, practical education, classical education, The Mill on the Floss

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