Learning from Successes: Personal Story of an Ethiopian Teacher Education Graduate as an Expression of a Cultural Narrative of Will, Determination and Power

This paper aims to explore the professional development narrative of an Ethiopian graduate of an college of education and to learn the characteristics of the success story. The research method was based on the interpretive-qualitative approach of the case study type. The narrative represents the story of the individual. This story is intertwined in the cultural narrative of the Ethiopian community which immigrated to Israel during the 1980s and 1990s. The personal, cultural, professional and systemic characteristics illustrated by the narrative can constitute a basis for improving teacher education and referring graduates to various positions in the field of education.