This book provides a history and overview of transitional services and educational programs provided for high school students with disabilities and proposes a new model of comprehensive transition education and services. The book is organized in 12 chapters: (1) "Secondary Special Education in Perspective"; (2) "Transition Education and Services Models"; (3) "Transition Education and Services Guidelines" (Debra A. Neubert); (4) "Students and Families: Key Participants in High School Programs for Students with Special Needs"; (5) "Transition Assessment"; (6) "Transition to Employment"; (7) "Job Placement, Training, and Supervision"; (8) "Transition to Postsecondary Education"; (9) "Transition to Adult Independent and Interdependent Living"; (10) "Instructional Strategies" (Mary E. Cronin); (11) "School-Based and Community Resources: Linkages and Referrals"; (12) "Issues in the Delivery of Transition Education and Services." Three appendixes include lists of resource agencies, assessment instruments for transitional planning, and a checklist for accessibility and usability of buildings and facilities. A glossary defines 63 terms, and 761 references are listed. (KC)