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\"This volume makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the transition from school to work. It provides a unique perspective on the global changes that have transformed school-to-work transitions since the 1970s; offers an integrative conceptual framework for analysis; and promotes a comparative, cross-national understanding of school-to-work transitions in a changing social context. The articles assembled in this volume compare and assess variations in school-to-work transitions across Europe and North America, providing empirical evidence on how young people negotiate the different options and opportunities available and assessing the costs and returns associated with different transition strategies. Unlike many other volumes on this subject - which are pitched at either the macro or micro level - this volume attempts to integrate both perspectives, capturing the complexity of this critical life course transition. Furthermore, the authors address policies aimed at improving the capacity of individuals to make effective transitions and at enabling societies to better coordinate educational and occupational institutions.\" Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: deskriptive Studie; empirisch; empirisch-quantitativ. (author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Contents: I. Introduction Ingrid Schoon, Rainer K. Silbereisen: Conceptualising school-to-work transitions in context (3-29); Michael J. Shanahan, Kyle C. Longest: Thinking about the transition to adulthood: from grand narratives to useful theories (30-41); II. Transitions and Global Change; Mary Corcoran, Jordan Matsudaira: Is stable employment becoming more elusive for young men? (45-66); Rebekka Christopoulou, Paul Ryan: Youth outcomes in the labour markets of advanced economies: decline, deterioration, and causes (67-94); Melinda Mills, Hans-Peter Blossfeld: Uncertain and unable to commit: a fourteen-country comparison of the impact of globalization an the early life course (95-117); III. Individual Decision Making; Andreas Walther: lt was not my choice, you know?': young people's subjective views and decision-making processes in biographical transitions (121-144); Gill Jones: From paradigm to paradox: parental support and transitions to independence (145-164); Christian Ebner and Jutta Allmendinger: Job attitudes and job aspirations in a changing labor market: Germany, 1991-2006 (165-192); Marlis Buchmann, Irene Kriesi: Escaping the gender trap: young women's transition into nontraditional occupations (193-215); IV. Mapping Diversity and Change; Ingrid Schoon, Andy Ross, Peter Martin: Sequences, patterns, and variations in the assumption of work and family-related roles: evidence from two British birth cohorts (219-242); Jessica L. Garrett and Jacquelynne S. Eccles: Transition to adulthood: linking late-adolescent lifestyles to family and work status in the mid-twenties (243-264); Barbara Schneider: Challenges of transitioning into adulthood (265-290); V. Interventions and Policies; Katariina Salmela-Aro: School-related burnout during educational tracks - antecedents and consequences (293-311); Karina Weichold: Building skills for positive developmental pathways and successful vocational careers in adulthood: intervention programs within the school context (312-330); Manuela du Bois-Reymond: Integrated transition policies for European Young adults: contradictions and solutions (331-251); Lynn A. Karoly: The future at work: labor-market realities and the transition to adulthood (352-384).