COMPARE AND CONTRAST NONDIRECTIVE AND
COLLABORATIVE BEHAVIOR
CLAYTON COX
AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
EDUC 523
DR. HUNTER-BROWN
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
NONDIRECTIVE VS COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH/BEHAVIOR
WHAT’S YOUR STYLE
NONDIRECTIVE
COLLABORATIVE
• LISTENING
• REFLECTING
• CLARIFYING
• PRESENTING
• ENCOURAGING
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• REFLECTING
• NEGOTIATING
NONDIRECTIVE LEADERSHIP
ACCORDING TO GLICKMAN, GORDON, AND ROSS-GORDON
(2013), NONDIRECTIVE SUPERVISION IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION
THAT AN INDIVIDUAL TEACHER KNOWS BEST WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL
CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE AND HAS THE ABILITY TO THINK AND
ACT ON HIS OR HER OWN. THE ROLE OF THE SUPERVISOR IS TO
PROVIDE A LISTENING PLATFORM AND GUIDANCE WHILE THE
TEACHER GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THINKING THROUGH
THEIR ACTIONS
NONDIRECTIVE APPLICATION
WHEN USING THE NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH, SCHOOL
LEADERS FOCUS THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON
ENHANCING THE TEACHER’S IDEAS KEEPING THE TEACHER
FOCUSED ON THEIR OWN PROBLEM SOLVING
COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP
GLICKMAN, GORDAN, AND ROSS-GORDON (2013) DESCRIBE THE
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS AS BEING VERY SIMILAR TO THE
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH. WHILE THE SUPERVISOR ENCOURAGES
THE TEACHER TO PRESENT HIS OR HER OWN PERCEPTIONS AND
IDEAS, THE LEADER PROVIDES THE TEACHER WITH THEIR OWN VIEWS
AND SOLUTIONS. BOTH TEACHER AND SUPERVISOR DISCUSSES ALL
IDEAS PRESENTED AND AGREE UPON THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.
COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION
WHEN USING THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, SCHOOL LEADERS
PRESENTS QUESTIONS AND IDEAS TO HELP GUIDE TEACHERS
TOWARDS A MUTUAL COMPROMISE AND PRESENT REASONABLE
SOLUTIONS FOR THE TEACHER TO CHOOSE FROM
FOLLOW UP ACTION MAY BE NECESSARY AND ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE MAY BE NEEDED
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY
NONDIRECTIVE
SUPERVISION
THE SCHOOL LEADER’S ROLE IS
TO LISTEN, BE NONJUDGMENTAL,
AND PROVIDE SELF-AWARENESS
AND CLARIFICATION
EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS,
ALLOWING THEM TO BE
PROBLEM SOLVERS
COLLABORATIVE
SUPERVISION
THE SCHOOL LEADER’S ROLE IS
TO GUIDE THE PROBLEM
SOLVING PROCESS, BE AN
ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
INTERACTION, AND HELP
TEACHERS COLLABORATIVELY
PROBLEM SOLVE
REFERENCES
Glickman, C.D., Gordon, S.P., & Ross-Gordon, J.M.
(2013). Supervision and Instructional Leadership: a
developmental approach (9th ed.). Pearson.