本文旨於探究英國社會主義學者Sidney Webb（1859-1947）的民主與教育改革論述。1892至1898年間，Webb致力於建立「獎學金階梯」，以協助優秀的工人階級學童從小學爬升至大學。此外，他也在幕後促成《1902年教育法》、《1903年教育法》的制定，統合地方教育行政機關。儘管過去已有不少研究對Webb在教育改革的貢獻做了詳盡的說明，然而，過去的研究較少探討Webb的民主與教育改革論述，因此無法理解Webb教育改革方案背後的民主理念基礎，也導致對其教育改革之評價呈現兩極化。因此，本文藉由重新檢視Webb的民主與教育論述，說明其教育改革方案與其「社會主義式的民主」理念緊密相連，並且指出Webb的民主與教育改革論述雖然較其他社會主義團體溫和許多，但其理念仍在英國社會主義傳統中佔有重要的地位。

This paper explores the democratic and educational discourses of Sidney Webb (1859-1947), a leading socialist in late nineteenth-century England. Between 1892 and 1898, Webb endeavored to build up a ‘scholarship ladder’ to help meritorious working-class children to rise from elementary school to university studies. Additionally, he also contributed to the legislation of the Education Acts of 1902-3, bringing out a unified local control of education. Despite the fact that Webb’s contributions to educational reforms had been well-researched by previous researchers, his discourses on democracy and educational reform were not fully investigated, which led to a discrepancy in the interpretations of Webb’s educational reforms, especially in relation to democracy. By re-examining Webb’s democratic and educational discourses, this paper shows that Webb’s reform proposals were closely linked to his ideals of social democracy. Although his discourses were less radical than those of other socialist bodies, they represented an important approach within the British socialist tradition.