ABSTRACT Cooperation and partnerships between schools and public organisations, private companies and non-profit organisations have become a common model as a form of governance for addressing social problems. The aim of this article is to explore the strategies used by professionals to counteract segregation at a school located in a multi-ethnic suburb, using the model of a school–community partnership. The study is based on ethnographic fieldwork and has been analysed from a sociological-narrative perspective. The results show how the partnership examined was designed to address students’ low achievement. In order to change this, the officials planned to involve the local community. However, the officials were ambivalent about collaborating with partners in the local community and instead chose to collaborate with established associations and organisations located outside the local community. The school–community partnership thus became a market where private companies and non-profit organisations traded their services to the local district.

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贫穷的价值：学校与社区伙伴关系的人种志研究

摘要学校与公共组织，私营公司和非营利组织之间的合作与伙伴关系已成为解决社会问题的一种普遍模式。本文的目的是使用学校与社区的伙伴关系模型，探索专业人士用来应对多种族郊区学校隔离现象的策略。该研究基于人种学的田野调查，并从社会学叙事的角度进行了分析。结果表明，所研究的伙伴关系是如何解决学生的低成就的。为了改变这种状况，官员们计划让当地社区参与。然而，官员们对与当地社区的合作伙伴保持矛盾态度，而选择与当地社区以外的已建立协会和组织进行合作。因此，学校与社区的伙伴关系成为一个市场，私人公司和非营利组织将其服务交易到当地。