Explain the difference between directive and nondirective interviews.

What will be an ideal response?


Directive interviews are greatly controlled by an interviewer. Questions tend to be closed and perhaps leading. A directive interviewer tends to follow a clear line of questioning. On the other hand, nondirective interviews are those in which the direction of the interview is primarily given to the interviewee. The questions tend to be open and neutral.

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