Global Journal of Health Science; Vol. 12, No. 5; 2020 ISSN 1916-9736 E-ISSN 1916-9744 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 139 Enhancing Voter Education Knowledge of Adolescents Through Social Interaction Instructional Models Grace Ogechukwu Ugwonna 1 , Samuel Agozie Ezeudu 1 , Okechukwu Onyinye Nwaubani 1 , Patricia Nwamaka Aroh 1 , Luke Chizoba Ezema 1 , Samuel Okechukwu Ome 1 , Anthonia N. Utoh-Ofong 2 , Ogochukwu Stella Okafor 3 , Obiageli Calista Onyeanusi 1 , Lazarus Bassey Abonor 4 & Edith N. Nwokenna 5 1 Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria 2 Quality Assurance Dept National Examinations Council (NECO), Minna, Niger State, Nigeria 3 Department of Arts and Social Science Education, St. Augustine College of Education Project (T.I.M.E) Akoka Lagos 4 Department of Social Work, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria 5 Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria Correspondence: Dr. Patricia Nwamaka Aroh, Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria. E-mail: nwamaka.aroh@unn.edu.ng Received: February 20, 2019 Accepted: April 25, 2020 Online Published: May 8, 2020 doi:10.5539/gjhs.v12n5p139 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v12n5p139 Abstract The study determined the effects of group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry of social interaction instructional models on adolescents’ knowledge of voter education related contents in senior secondary school Government curriculum. The ultimate aim was to curb voter apathy among young citizens. The design was Quasi-experimental non-equivalent pre-test, post-test control group design. The sample for the study consisted of 165 SS II students drawn from public secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state Nigeria. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, the intact classes from the schools were assigned to the two experimental groups. Data collected using Multiple Choice Government Achievement Test (MCGAT) were analyzed employing mean and standard deviation for the research questions and ANCOVA for testing the hypothesis at P < 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry models enhanced students’ acquisition of knowledge in voter education related contents; although group investigation seemed more efficacious. There was also a statistical difference in the mean achievement scores of students with group investigation performing significantly better. These findings were exhaustively discussed with the far-reaching recommendations on how to improve voter education knowledge and potentials of young ones as future adult citizens. Keywords: Voter apathy, Voter education, interactive instruction, adolescents, academic achievement, Government 1. Introduction The incidence of low voter turnout in some democracies all over the world particularly in developing countries has remained a contentious issue to sustainable democracy and proper representation. The emergence of democracy in developing countries such as Nigeria was an aftermath of the decline of military rule and it is very sacrosanct in the right choices of the leaders by the people. Based on the right of eligible voters to perform their civic responsibility, one of which is choosing their leaders in elections, electoral commissions in Nigeria and elsewhere globally engage in awareness creation prior to general elections to enlighten the masses on the necessity of participating in electoral processes. It is expected that with proper awareness, citizens would perform their civic responsibilities (e.g voting in elections). Available evidence have shown a great decline in voter turnout between 1999 and 2015 in Nigeria. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance [IDEA], (2018), analysis succinctly revealed that there is a wide margin between the voting age population and the number of registered voters. Thus while the voting age population remained higher than the number of registered voters across the election years, the turnout equally does not reflect the number of registered voters as it continued to retrogress. This could be an indication that the future of democracy in Nigeria may be bleak.