Validation of Scale for Knowledge Management in Educational System of Mazandaran Rovince

The aim of this study is to validate the scale for knowledge management in coastal navigation course at Imam Khomeini Maritime University. The research is based on exploratory method. The statistical population consists of all 1000 cadets who passed this course and all of the population was considered as the sample. Data was collected through Sharon Lawson knowledge management questionnaire; its validity was the content validity type, and the reliability of questionnaires was measured equal to 87% through Cronbach's alpha method. The results of factor analysis indicated that the knowledge management in coastal navigation course consists of the factors, namely, the knowledge absorption, application and dissemination, creation, storage and organization. Among all these factors, the knowledge absorption plays the maximum role and the knowledge dissemination, the minimum role in creating the knowledge management in this course.