A Review of Missing Data Reporting Practices in the Field of Internationalization of Higher Education.

Autor/inn/en	Mckinley, Keanen M.; Swoboda, Christopher
Titel	A Review of Missing Data Reporting Practices in the Field of Internationalization of Higher Education.
Quelle	In: Journal of studies in international education, 29 (2025) 5, S. 814-832Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153; 1552-7808
DOI	10.1177/10283153251334883
Schlagwörter	Internationalität; Datenverarbeitung
Abstract	Missing data are inevitable in quantitative research, yet the issue of missing data does not always receive adequate attention. Unless researchers report missing data, research consumers are left to assume default software protocols handled missing data-protocols that are frequently inappropriate, risk compromising a study's conclusions, and needlessly discard data shared by participants. This study reviews missing data reporting practices within the internationalization of higher education literature to determine how often researchers address missing data due to survey item nonresponse and which methods they used. Among the 35 sampled studies from the literature, only 37% explicitly addressed missing data and only 3% used a modern method endorsed by missing data researchers, signally the need to improve missing data reporting practices. To that end, this study concludes with a discussion on guidelines for reporting missing data, how missing data can be used to researchers' advantage, and areas for future research. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2026/3