Parental Involvement in Homework A Review of Current Research and Its Implications for Teachers, After School Program Staff, and Parent Leaders Joan M. T. Walker, Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey, Darlene R. Whetsel, and Christa L. Green Vanderbilt University October 2004 For more information on the topic of this paper email Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey at kathleen.v.hoover-dempsey@vanderbilt.edu Harvard Family Research Project © President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced whole or in part without written permission from Harvard Family Research Project. Harvard Family Research Project Harvard Graduate School of Education 3 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Website: www.hfrp.org Email: hfrp@gse.harvard.edu Tel: 617-495-9108 Fax: 617-495-8594