本終身學習社會的發展，乃是一種群策群力的過程，所有的行動者均扮演著關鍵角色，彼此間應建立起熱絡的夥伴關係，共同為終身學習的發展而共同努力。自1990 年代中期以來，終身學習夥伴關係（partnership）與策略聯盟（strategic alliance）的建立，日益受到聯合國教科文組織（United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO） 、經濟合作發展組織（Organisation for Economic and Co-operation Development, OECD）、歐盟（European Union, EU）等國際組織及各國之重視。終身學習機構是推動全民終身學習的核心組織。邁向學習社會的過程中，終身學習機構扮演著關鍵角色。倘若終身學習機構，在進行夥伴關係與策略聯盟時，能充分掌握原則並善用方法，則將能產生合作的綜效，並產生高槓桿效應。 有鑑於推展全民終身學習的需要，本文特對終身學習夥伴關係與策略聯盟的建立及發展而加以探究。全文首先論述夥伴關係與策略聯盟的意義、內涵、關連及功能；其次闡述終身學習夥伴關係的特徵、生命週期及品質要素，並對國際組織及德國、英國、台灣推展終身學習夥伴關係的情形加以剖析；再則探究終身學習機構策略聯盟的原則；最後並分別從慎選聯盟夥伴、樹立聯盟機構策略聯盟的正確認知與理念、塑造策略聯盟的共同願景、確立策略聯盟的具體範疇與內容、建立策略聯盟的專責團隊、發展策略聯盟的最佳實務以及落實策略聯盟的成效評鑑等層面，提出終身學習機構策略聯盟的具體作法。

The OECD, UNESCO, European Union and many countries have been supporting the partnerships and strategic alliance for lifelong learning since the middle of 1990s. The development of Partnerships and strategic alliance for lifelong learning is necessary for the realization of a learning society. It plays an essential role in the process of developing the learning society. This paper explores the development of partnerships and strategic alliance for lifelong learning. First, it describes the meanings, contents, relations and functions of partnership and strategic alliance. Second, it analyzes their characteristics, life cycle, quality elements, and their development situations by the international organizations and in Germany, England and Taiwan. Third, it discusses the six principles of strategic alliance in lifelong learning institutions. Further, it suggests some methods for the development of strategic alliance in lifelong learning institutions.