Investigating the level of Preparation to encounter the Earth quake in Female's Secondary Schools of Ilam province, (Dehloran and Moormoori) in (2015-2016)

The main goal of the present study is to investigate the level of preparation to deal with earthquake in secondary schools of education department of Ilam province in two regions of Dehloran and Moormoori .
Research methodology was mixed (quantitative and qualitative) method. Questionnaire, interview, and check list have been used as the research tools. In this study, in the quantity section, two questionnaires were used which one of them was a researcher-made questionnaire. Thereliability of the questionnaires was obtained at the level of 0.8 using Cronbach's alpha according to Faramarzinia et el., (2014) questionnaire and the researcher- made questionnaire reliability were obtained at the level of .80 and .9 for students, teachers and principals, respectively. Statistic population in this study included all principals, teachers and students working or studying in female secondary schools in Ilam (Dehloran and Moormoori) in (2015-2016), among them, 291 students and 91 teachers were selected using a simple random sampling and Cochran formula. In order to analyze quantitative data, descriptive statistics methods (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and in inferential statistics to test the questions, single-sample t-test and ratio test methods were used. In the qualitative section of research, the method of sampling in interview was full enumeration in a way that all 8 school principals were interviewed. The method of content analysis was also used for the qualitative data analysis.
Findings: The results of the research showed that the students, principals, and teachers were relatively prepared to encounter the earthquake, However, this readiness has not been enough and there is a need to improve the students and teachers in knowledge and skill dimensions. In respect of the physical dimension (strength and building safety), schools have an undesirable situation.
With regard to the seismicity of areas, to improve the two dimensions of knowledge and skill, it is needed to hold targeted, continuous, and practical maneuvers and also, in respect of the physical dimension, it is needed to retrofit schools.