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The Center for Character and Citizenship generates and disseminates knowledge and research about how individuals develop moral and civic character and provides scholars, educators and organizations with the tools they need to contribute to this development.

Resources
Journal of Research in Character Education
Mobilizing for Evidence-Based Character Education (PDF)
CCC Videos

The Charmm'd Foundation recognizes Dr. Marvin Berkowitz as exemplary partner of 2009!
Charmm'd Foundation Website

Conversations with Marvin
Dr. Marvin Berkowtiz interviews some of
today's leaders in Character Education

Conversations with Marvin, featuring Clifton Taulbert

Conversations with Marvin, featuring Avis Glaze
What Works Character & Sports Healthy Outcomes Become an UMSL Student Affiliate
Good character education is good education. Effective character education enhances the academic goals of schools: good character education promotes learning, and we need to take character education as seriously as we take academic education.

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Learn more about how education, research and advocacy can promote coaching practices and sports cultures that contribute to positive character and citizenship development. 

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Over the last decade, prevention science has generated mounting evidence that character and citizenship education combined with media literacy can help protect youth from the onset of multiple risky behaviors including smoking and obesity. 

Our latest projects...

CCC will award annually up to $500.00 per applicant, for a limited number of applicants, financial assistance to UMSL Student Affiliates of the Center for Character and Citizenship.

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University of Missouri - St. Louis

College of Education

G12 Marillac Hall

St. Louis, Mo. 63121-4499

email: ccc@umsl.edu