The suggested guide is presented to serve secondary and postsecondary administrators, program faculties, admission officers, and others in their efforts to alleviate articulation problems experienced by students in making the transition from secondary to postsecondary educational programs. The focus is on individual articulation from any secondary program or intervening employment to private, public, or employer based programs and institutions. The scope includes all programs of career preparation representing occupations from any of the 15 clusters outlined by the U. S. Office of Education. The body of the guide is divided into two main sections. The first discusses articulation problems--admission policies and requirements, student services and assistance programs, and transition management. The second section outlines operational procedures and methods of implementation. Each operational procedure corresponds to a set of articulation problems outlined in the first section. They cover: communication, articulation arrangements, curriculum development, recruitment, program coordination, guidance and counseling of students, entrance requirements, student appraisal, developmental and special student programs, continuing education programs, and programs and services to meet special needs. (An eight-page bibliography is included.) (AG)