Phonegap is just an external library you use to enable yourself to use html, javascript, and css to make android and other mobile apps. If you have eclipse just open the help icon at the top click on install new software and put in this web address to download the phonegap plugin
https://svn.codespot.com/a/eclipsela.../r1.2/download
after it installs and finishes youll restart eclipse and there will be a new icon on the top tool bar in eclipse and if you click it youll start a new android phonegap app. It even loads it with jqTouch if you want which is really fast and easy. or you can just download the phonegap source and follow the tutorials on how to do it all manually.