教育領導研究應用PLS-SEM

Using PLS-SEM in Educational Leadership Research

PLS-SEM能分析形成性構念和形成性指標、因應小樣本、樣本非常態等問題，因為統計軟體普及，漸多相關應用論文和研究方法，但缺乏體系性論述。因此本文聚焦討論PLS-SEM的發展現況，檢視教育領導研究應用PLS-SEM的課題。研究結果透過文獻計量學分析清楚指出PLS、PLS-PM和PLS-SEM的概念發展情形、提出其相關中文譯名和定義。另外也比較SEM、PLS-SEM和GSCA-SEM的理論基礎和方法特性，說明如何評估模式品質、進行基礎和進階分析的流程、選擇分析軟體、及提出分析結果報告規範。最後，提出教育領導研究的特性，討論教育領導研究如何結合PLS-SEM，和指出教育領導研究應用PLS-SEM的課題。

PLS-SEM can analyze formative constructs and formative indicators, as well as adapt well to small sample and non-normal sample. Recently using software of PLS-SEM prevails among researchers in different disciplines, related application studies and analysis methods for PLS-SEM increase gradually, but lack for systematic discourse on it. So the study focused upon discussing the development of PLS-SEM, also explored several themes about educational leadership research using PLS-SEM. The results showed clear developments of PLS, PLS-PM and PLS-SEM with Bibliometrics, proposed different translations about them in Chinese, and then discussed their definitions. Moreover some different theoretic bases and method characters showed among SEM, PLS-SEM and GSCASEM. This study also proposed how to assess model quality, conducted basic and advance analytic procedure, operated software, and illustrated regulations of final report about PLS-SEM. Finally this study described characters of educational leadership research, discussed how to connect educational leadership research with PLS-SEM, and pointed out application theme for using PLS-SEM.