This scholarly journal deals with the study of education. Articles in this second issue are: "La Vertebracion Academica de la Formacion Inicial del Profesorado" (The Academic Backbone of the Initial Formation of Teachers) (Jose M. Esteve); "Deficiencia Visual en el Nino" (Visual Deficiency in the Young Child) (Feli Peralta; Juan Narbona); "The Anti-Civic Effects of Popular Culture on American Teenagers" (Andres Lewis; Jennifer Butler; Melanie Winklosky; Sandra Stotsky); "Education for Social Works as a Self-Regulating Profession" (Robert Constable); "El Ascesor Personal como Taller de Escritura" (Personal Counseling as Writing Workshop) (Jaime Nubiola); "Centro Educativo Organizacion o Communidada?" (Educational Center Organization or Community?) (David Isaacs); "Diversos Sentidos de la Palabra 'Dolor'" (Diverse Meanings of the Word "Pain") (Javier Aranguren); "Marco Historico de la Educacion Especial" (History of Special Education) (Javier Vergara); and "Educacion Superior Integrada" (Integrated Higher Education) (Francisco Ponz). "Notes" in this issue are: "La Pedagogia Hospitalaria frente a un Nino con Pronostico Fatal. Reflexiones en torno a la Necesidad de una Formacion Profesional Especifica" (Hospital Pedagogy faced with a Young Child with a Fatal Prognosis. Reflections about the Necessity of a Specific Professional Formation) (Olga Lizasoain; Christian Lieutenant); "Dimension Educativa de un Director de Recursos Humanos: El Desarrollo en la Empresa, 'Piedra de Toque,' dentro del Marco de Politicas de Gestion y Retencion de RR.HH." (Educational Dimension of a Director of Human Resources) (Rosa Lacunza); "Consideraciones Pedagogicas sobre las Habilidades Sociales en el Curriculo de Enfermeria" (Pedagogical Considerations regarding the Social Skills in a Nursing Curriculum) (Carmen Urpi Guernica); "La Relacion Profesor-Estudiante en el Asesoramiento Academico Personal" (The Teacher-Student Relationship in Personal Academic Counseling) (Jose Luis Gonzalez-Simancas); "Eterna 'Crisis' Universitaria: A Proposito de dos Libros Recientes" (The Eternal University 'Crisis': About Some Recent Books) (Javier Laspalas); and "El Sustrato Pedagogico en las Politicas de Recursos Humanos: El Caso de Agilent Technologies" (The Pedagogical Substratum in the Politics of Human Resources: The Case of Agilent Technologies) (Estibaliz Ortiz). Also contains 14 book reviews. (BT)