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The aim of the Automated Retrieval Information System to Track and Optimize the Training and Learning Environment (ARISTOTLE) project is to develop a computer-based training model to link program standards, tests, resources, curriculum, and operational and student placement procedures of the Canada Manpower Centers, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and the Training Centers. The proposed computer retrieval system will store student records and provide information on the job market and academic requirements to assist in trainee counseling. The system has the capability to map a course of study to fit individual student goals and store follow-up information on program graduates. Once implemented, the model will be evaluated, modified, and disseminated so that Project ARISTOTLE will be available to any training center with computer access. The project's organizational chart, Gantt chart, and general operations model are included along with plans for evaluation, and the budget. (KC)

The first annual report of the Ontario Council on University Affairs was a prelude to a regular annual cycle that henceforth begins every March 1, and is intended to ensure that the Council, as Ontario's independent advisory body with respect to universities and certain other postsecondary educational institutions, is closely in step with the decision making processes of government. Its principal innovation was a memorandum to generate an agenda of important matters to which close attention will be given in the coming year. The matters include the further refinement of equity in institutional financing, the clarification of objectives designed to ensure adequate funding of bilingualism, and a thorough review of the financial and institutional dimensions of university education in Northern Ontario. Broader questions of particular import were outlined by the Council at the close of its inaugural. It raised questions with respect to such major topics as formula revision, tuition fees, accessibility, graduate studies, and the status of women. (Author/KE)

A survey of grade 12 students in Ontario, conducted in spring 1973, sought to identify what factors influence an adolescent's future educational and vocational plans. A followup telephone survey of the same grade 12 students was conducted in November 1973 to evaluate the predictive utility of an "intentions" survey. The objectives of this survey were to ascertain: (1) the present activities of these adolescents; (2) the extent to which these adolescents were acting in accordance with their intentions as stated in spring 1973; (3) what factors distinguish adolescents who act in accord with their intentions or act contrary to their intentions; (4) to what extent adolescents in November 1973 duplicated their response to the question, "Which one statement best describes what you plan to do in the fall of 74?" and, (5) what factors distinguished "consistents" and "inconsistents" relative to question 4. Results indicated that an "intentions" survey is a poor means of predicting individual behaviors but a good device for forecasting aggregate behaviors. A profile of "consistents" and "inconsistents" is included. (Author/HMV)

A random survey of 2,951 grade 12 students in Ontario was conducted to ascertain student characteristics relative to their educational and vocational plans. A total of 2,555 usable questionnaires were collected, coded, and processed. The report concludes that educational and vocational plans of students depend primarily on their social origin, their present experience, and their preparedness with respect to the future. A profile of the grade 12 student is included. (Author/HMV)