May all the children in the world be happy and grow up healthy! KIT wishes you a Happy Children’s Day 🎁  

📣 The KIT Spring Newsletter 2026 is published🤩 Winter is behind us, and spring is on its way. As a new round of interviews begins, KIT is celebrating its 10th anniversary since the first interview. We genuinely thank you for your companionship and support along the way. The weather has been unpredictable lately, with significant temperature fluctuations. Remind all parents, teachers, adults, and children to stay warm. We wish you all a smooth and fulfilling new year 💕   📍 Highlights of This Issue 📑 International Databases | Early Life Cohort Study (Generation New Era) in the UK 🔎 KIT Data Insights | Are Children Thriving at School? A Perspective from Teacher-Student and Peer Relationships 🎥 Profile | Building a Bridge between Research and Teaching—Professor Hsiao-Lan CHEN 🧸 Children’s Book Introduction | The Quarreling Book by Charlotte Zolotow   🔗 Click here to read this issue!  

KIT will host the 2026 Data Processing Workshop (Beginner Level). Through presentations and hands-on exercises, this workshop aims to help users become familiar with KIT’s data structures and process data properly to support subsequent analysis. Location: 4th Floor, Room 403, Education Building, National Taiwan Normal University (Library Campus) No online sessions will be offered, but the session will be screen-recorded and posted on the KIT official website after editing: https://kit.hdfs.ntnu.edu.tw/CN/KitWavesReleases.aspx  Date: April 10 (Fri), 1:20 PM–6:00 PM   SPSS versions 23 and 29 have already been installed on the desktop computers in the computer classroom. The room capacity is 40 people; therefore, please register as soon as possible! Selection will be based on registration order, and successful applicants will be notified via email.    The course content is shown in the figure below (focusing primarily on SPSS syntax): Time Course Content 13.30-14.10  40 mins  Unit 1: Data introduction. Data description (how to download, the user guide, understanding the data, working files) 14.10-14.20  10 mins  break 14.20-15.10  50 mins  Unit 2: basic data processing (review data, remove invalid values, verification) for 20 minutes Hands-on exercises for 30 minutes 15.10-15.20  10 mins  break 15.20-16.00  40 mins  Unit 3: Dimensions, counting total scores for dimensions (including reviewing data) for 15 minutes Hands-on exercises for 25 minutes 16.00-16.10  10 mins  break 16.10-17.10  60 mins  Unit 4: Data integration 4.1 User guide for cross-wave platforms, identifying variance names for 10 minutes Hands-on exercises for 10 minutes 4.2 SPSS integration syntax: using data from the workshop as an example for 15 minutes Hands-on exercises for 25 minutes 17.10-17.20  10 mins  break 17.20-17.50  30 mins  Unit 5: other applications (weighting, cross-tables, etc.) for 10 minutes Hands-on exercises for 20 minutes If you would like to register, please fill out the following Google form: https://forms.gle/rDX9MWSyjojEjyZ48  If you have any questions, please call 7749-3142 (Contact: Pei-Yi Lin).

May every woman embrace her own uniqueness and brilliance and enjoy her life ✨ KIT wishes you a Happy Women's Day!

Lanterns light up the sky; tangyuan are round and sweet. May you have a wonderful year ahead 💞 KIT wishes you a Happy Lantern Festival!

Reuniting with loved ones on Chinese New Year’s Eve! 🧧 May your days be filled with happiness and glory. The Year of the Horse is here! KIT wishes you good luck right away, and may all your wishes come true 💖