title: Redefining success: results of a qualitative study of postsecondary transition outcomes for youth with traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify factors that influence postsecondary education outcomes for students with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative longitudinal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-three young adults with TBI, their parents, and knowledgeable others.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students with TBI who received transition services that linked them with disability services and support agencies were more likely to complete postsecondary programs. Internal factors such as positive attitude and determination were also associated with success.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Survey items measuring constructs such as "use of accommodations," "enrolled in special education," and "high school graduation" mask a range of experiences. Transition supports geared to the postsecondary education goals of students with TBI are needed.
authors.affiliation: Teaching Research Institute, 99 West 10th Ave, Suite 370, Eugene, OR 97401, USA. todisb@wou.edu
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Todis
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glang
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004519:Education, Special; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012574:Schools; D016896:Treatment Outcome