  A class of positive curvature spatially homogeneous but anisotropic
cosmological models within an Einstein-aether gravitational framework are
investigated. The matter source is assumed to be a scalar field which is
coupled to the expansion of the aether field through a generalized exponential
potential. The evolution equations are expressed in terms of
expansion-normalized variables to produce an autonomous system of ordinary
differential equations suitable for a numerical and qualitative analysis. An
analysis of the local stability of the equilibrium points indicates that there
exists a range of values of the parameters in which there exists an
accelerating expansionary future attractor. In general relativity, scalar field
models with an exponential potential $V=V_0e^{-2k\phi}$ have a late-time
inflationary attractor for $k^2<\frac{1}{2}$; however, it is found that the
existence of the coupling between the aether and scalar fields allows for
arbitrarily large values of the parameter $k$.
