The Special Interest Group 17 of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) is proud and honored to host the SIG 17 conference 2016 together with Maastricht University and the Department of Educational Development and Research. Our SIG 17 on qualitative and quantitative approaches to research on learning and instruction is looking forward to welcoming you all in Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands, and to affording a forum to share and discuss your methodological perspectives on learning research with an international research community.