O Centro de Educação Física e Desportos na atribuição de sentidos junto à educação física escolar (1970-2004)

This article originates from a historical research on the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports (FPES) of the UFSM. The study aimed at understanding the senses attributed to School Physical Education by the Institution between 1970 and 2004. To do so, the methodological arrangement intersected three approaches: Thematic Oral History interviews, literature review and documental review about the professional qualification promoted by the FPES. The information obtained in this process allowed the identification of the predominance of technical-instrumental and sporty perspectives in the institutional conceptions about what ought to be developed in School Physical Education over the period.