The document discusses the relationship between a research topic, research question, and hypotheses. It provides examples of a research topic on school safety, with a corresponding research question and three hypotheses: a null hypothesis, a nondirectional research hypothesis, and a directional research hypothesis. It then gives another example of a research topic on music in schools, with one research question tailored for a qualitative approach and another for a quantitative approach. Appropriate research designs are described for each question - a case study for the qualitative question on student happiness, and a group comparison design for the quantitative question on standardized test performance.