Central Theoretical Framework/Epistemology

1. Pragmatism
Dewey - lots of material about using pragmatism in education
2. Constructivism (Social Constructivism?)
Vgotsky is a social constructivist who focuses much of his attention on education

There is also some things out there that connect Dewey and Vgotsky, so that may be a good starting point.

Others to Consider
1. Empiricism
2. Phenomenology
interesting - say more about your ideas on this

OK....In Foundations for Research: Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences, Kathleen deMarrais writes, "Phenomenological researchers create contexts in which participants are encouraged to reflect (my emphasis) retrospectively on an experience they have already lived through and describe this experience in as much detail as possible..." (p. 56).

Applied to our study, we are both the researchers and the participants. We are experiencing this phenomenon of blogging in a contextual way--through technology--in the moment. And then we are reflecting on this "life" experience through detailed responses to questions we are posing to each other and ourselves. This post, for example, is in direct response to your suggestion that I elaborate on this subject. Our lifeworld consists within the blog-o-sphere (hah!) as well as in our "real" life in academia as we type on the computer and research terms for this project. I guess one might argue that because we are cataloguing our experiences as we go, we are defeating the ideology behind phenomenology. That we are reflecting and mussing up the experience before its essence has had a chance to permeate our beings. But I still think a valid argument could be made that we are using phenomenology.

3. Postmodernism
4. Utilitarianism (May be a bit of a stretch)
5. Humanism (May be a bit of a stretch)