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.<br> 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<br> received from the interviewees. The row datasets are in Japanese.本数据集为本论文所采用的访谈提纲。本研究旨在阐明日本籍国际学生运动员（International Student-Athletes，ISAs）适应美国高校所面临的挑战。本研究基于国际学生运动员适应模型，采用独特的个案研究设计，对13名就读于全国大学体育协会（National Collegiate Athletic Association，NCAA）第一分区高校的日本籍国际学生运动员开展了访谈，并采用持续比较分析法对数据进行编码。研究结果显示，参与本研究的日本籍国际学生运动员面临学术、社交、体育竞技、个人情感及制度适配层面的多重挑战。尤为值得注意的是，日本籍国际学生运动员在多个维度上与其他国家的国际学生运动员存在差异，具体包括美日两国间的文化差异、沟通风格差异以及学术与体育体系的制度差异。由于本次访谈的样本规模与谈话属性，无法通过编辑手段对本研究结果所依托的全部数据集进行充分的去标识化处理，以上传至公共数据存储库。因此，出于伦理与隐私考量，以及为保障受访者的访谈匿名性承诺，本数据集无法公开共享。读者或评审人员可直接联系通讯作者（matsuo. [e-mail]）申请获取数据集。申请经审核通过并获得受访者许可后，即可获取数据集。原始数据集为日语版本。