Kemajuan Sains dan Penyelidikan di Negeri-Negeri Selat dan Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, 1800-1941
Abstract: This article
examines the historical context in which scientific research institutions were
established in the Straits Settlements and the Malay States between 1800 and
the Japanese Occupation. It cannot be denied that one of the main impetus in
the development of both the Straits Settlements as well as the Federated Malay
States was the progress made in science and scientific research. The article
focuses on two parts, namely, British education policy in regard to science;
and secondly, the establishment of scientific research institutions for
socio-economic reasons. The development of scientific knowledge and skills in
schools and other educational institutions as well as the establishment of
scientific research institutions pointed to British interest in wanting to
consolidate their colonial interest in Malaya in the late 19th and early 20th
century. It was these educational and research institutions which provided the
requisite technical know-how that was necessary for the effective
administration of the country, for the development of primary economic
resources and the control of diseases affecting migrant labour.
Penulis: Sawi Linus Sungat
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarahdd160080