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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Academic Cyberslacking: Why Do Students Engage in Non-Academic Internet Access During Lectures?

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Pages 3257-3273 | Received 02 Jun 2022, Accepted 18 Aug 2022, Published online: 04 Nov 2022

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