<![CDATA[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami orientasi pemikiran, implementasi dan dampak kemitraan pendidikan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah studi kasus di SMA Negeri 1, SMK Negeri 2, MAN dan lembaga sosial di kota Salatiga dengan pendekatan interpretif. Data penelitian digali melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dilakukan melalui analisis holistic, embedded, analysis of theme, within case, dan cross case analysis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sekolah menghadapi banyak keterbatasan, sementara lembaga sosial memiliki banyak sumber daya untuk mengatasi keterbatasan tersebut. Sekolah memiliki variasi orientasi pemikiran dan implementasi kemitraan pendidikan, yaitu akademik-profesional, akademik-vokasional, dan akademik-spiritual. Implementasi kemitraan pendidikan didukung oleh modal sosial. Penghambat kemitraan pendidikan berasal dari orang tua, sekolah, dan lembaga sosial. Pada era Otonomi Daerah partisipasi partai politik mendominasi dalam pengambilan dan pelaksanaan kebijakan pendidikan. Kemitraan pendidikan memiliki dampak signifikan terhadap mutu lulusan, budaya sekolah, dan orang tua.Kata kunci: kemitraan, sekolah, orang tua, lembaga sosial kemasyarakatan EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE ERA OF REGIONAL AUTONOMYAbstractThis research is aimed at understanding the mind orientation, implementation, and impact of educational partnership in the era of regional autonomy. The research was a case study in Senior High School, Vocational High School, Madrasah Aliyah Negeri, and social institution in Salatiga municipality employing interpretive approach. Data were obtained through interview, observation, and documentation. Data analysis was conducted through holistic analysis, embedded analysis, analysis of theme, analysis within case, and cross case analysis. The result of the research shows that school encounters many limitedness, while social institution has many resources to overcome the limitedness. School has variation of mind orientation and implementation of educational partnership, namely academic-professional, academic-vocational, and academic-spiritual minded. The implementation of educational partnership is supported by social capital. The obstructive factors of educational partnership can be derived from parents, school, and social institutions. In the era of regional autonomy, the participation of political parties dominates the decision and implementation of educational policy. Educational partnership has a significant impact on the quality of the graduates, school culture, and the parents.Keywords: partnership, school, parents, social institution]]>
