Japanese International Student-Athletes' Adjustment Experience at the National Collegiate Athletic Association

This data is the interview guide that was conducted in this article. The purpose of this study is to clarify the challenges for ISAs from Japan in adjusting to the United States’ universities. Situating in the ISA adjustment model and using a unique case study design, 13 Japanese ISAs at the NCAA Division I universities were interviewed, and data were coded by a continuous comparative analysis method. 

The results revealed that Japanese ISAs who participated in this study faced academic, social, athletic, personal-emotional, and institutional adjustment challenges. Particularly, Japanese ISAs differed from ISAs from other countries in several points; cultural differences, differences in communication styles, and systemic differences in academia and athletics between Japan and the US.
All datasets underlying the results cannot be sufficiently de-identified by redaction for uploading to a general data repository due to the sample size and nature of the conversations. Thus, the datasets are not available to share for ethical and privacy considerations as well as the guarantee given to the interviewees to maintain the anonymity of the interview. A reader or reviewer may apply for access to the datasets by contacting the corresponding author (matsuo. [e-mail]) directly. The access will be available upon considering the request and permission
received from the interviewees. The row datasets are in Japanese.