ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Leadership in Education
Secondary Education. Evidence of the results improvement with Successful Educational Actions
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Ana Burgues-Freitas 1
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Paula Cañaveras-Martínez 2
- ER
Esther Roca-Campos 2
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Garazi Álvarez-Guerrero 3
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Aitor Alzaga-Artola 4
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Jekatyerina Dunajeva 5
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Sabina Leoncini 6
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Maria Rita Mancaniello 6
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Tiziana Chiappelli 6
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Lídia Puigvert 4
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Marta Soler-Gallart 4
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Esther Oliver 4
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Lena De Botton Fernández 4
1. Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
2. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
3. Universidad del Pais Vasco, Leioa, Spain
4. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
5. Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Szociologia Tanszeken, Budapest, Hungary
6. Universita degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
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Abstract
Scientific literature has presented solid evidence on the positive impact of Successful Educational Actions (SEAs) in improving students’ academic performance and social inclusion. However, there is limited research examining their long-term or longitudinal effects. This study addresses that gap by analyzing the academic and social impact of SEAs at IES San Juan Bosco Lorca, a high school recognized as a Learning Community since 2018. For this purpose, university entrance exam results of the school were analyzed. The main finding of this study is a sustained academic improvement associated with the implementation of specific Successful Educational Actions (SEAs) such as Interactive Groups and Dialogic Gatherings, with school averages eventually surpassing the regional average. However, as the results are based on a single school context, future research is needed to examine the effects of SEAs in more diverse educational settings in order to determine the broader applicability and transferability of these improvements.
Summary
Keywords
academic performance, Secondary education, Social impact, social inclusion, Successful educational actions
Received
13 March 2026
Accepted
22 May 2026
Copyright
© 2026 Burgues-Freitas, Cañaveras-Martínez, Roca-Campos, Álvarez-Guerrero, Alzaga-Artola, Dunajeva, Leoncini, Mancaniello, Chiappelli, Puigvert, Soler-Gallart, Oliver and Fernández. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Esther Oliver
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