Child Development: A Topical Approach

Clarke-Stewart, Alison; Friedman, Susan; Koch, Joanne Barbara

ISBN 10: 0471813478 / ISBN 13: 9780471813477

Published by Wiley, U. S. A., 1985

About this Item

Full numberline on copyright page. Clarke-Stewart, Alison, University of Calif. at Irvine. Book Condition: good. Gloss boards tightly bound. Rub & bumped corners. Rub wear on bottom edge of spine, otherwise edges sharp. The pages are bright white, clean & tight, no markings. 617 pages plus references. Light fingerprints on edge of page. A very good reading copy Original price on flyleaf.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Child Development: A Topical Approach
• Publisher: Wiley, U. S. A.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471813478
• ISBN 13: 9780471813477
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Textbook
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Synopsis

Well known and respected authors present a chronologically oraganized introduction to child and adolescent development. Research oriented, the text brings together research and real children with interludes or vignettes. Provides a logical and straightforward organization emphasizing development in its social context written in an accessible, conversational tone. Stresses practical issues and features research focus boxes, chapter outlines, attractive design and illustration material, a glossry of key terms, and study questions.

From the Back Cover

GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) provides a service to more than 500 million users throughout 168 countries worldwide. It is the world market leader serving 69 % of all mobile digital users and is currently evolving into UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System).

By describing the critical decisions and the phases of the development this key text explains how the GSM initiative became a success in Europe and how it evolved to the global mobile communication system. Initially the strategy and technical specifications were agreed for Europe and the subsequent evolution to a global solution was achieved by incorporating all non-European requirements and by inviting all committed parties worldwide to participate. The process started in 1982 and the first GSM networks went into commercial service in 1992. The first UMTS networks are expected in 2002 and the fourth generation discussions have begun.
* Presents a complete technical history of the development of GSM and the early evolution to UMTS

* Clarifies the creation of the initial GSM second generation system in CEPT GSM, the evolution to a generation 2.5 system in ETSI SMG and the evolution to the Third Generation (UMTS) in ETSI SMG and 3GPP

* Covers all of the services and system features together with the working methods and organisational aspects
GSM and UMTS provides an interesting and informative read and will appeal to everyone involved in the mobile communications market needing to know how GSM and UMTS technologies evolved.

The accompanying CD-ROM provides nearly 500 reference documents including reports of all standardisation plenary meetings, strategy documents, key decisions, the GSM Memorandum of Understanding and the report of the UMTS Task Force.