Rubén Chao GarcÃa is a PhD candidate in education at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), under the supervision of Francisco RodrÃguez Lestegás and Andrés DomÃnguez Almansa, and a member of the GEMAP research group (GI-1243). His qualitative research is based on cultural ethnography, case studies, actions and observations in primary education classrooms, as well as on the analysis of the materials produced by the students themselves. His principal focus is on exploring the potential of schools as active spaces for the resolution of social conflicts in their immediate environment, with the aim of promoting social change.